Notes #1

The cover of this first volume from Soaring Penguin Press says it all: a cartoonist sits cross-legged at a drawing table, pencils and a coffee mug beside him, sketching away — while an enormous, toothy dinosaur looms directly over his shoulder. Boulet's subtitled this one Born to Be a Larve, and that blend of deadpan humor and genuine creative energy runs right through the cover's deceptively simple linework. If you're drawn to slice-of-life comics with a wit sharp enough to outrun a T. rex, this 2016 collection belongs on your shelf.