Nouvelles histoires #[nn]

A sun-drenched terrace overlooking a calm coastal bay sets the scene on this 1982 Dargaud cover, where a portly, sailor-capped fellow sits at a well-laden table as a speech bubble asks, "Marcel!?… Encore une madeleine?" — a delightfully Proustian joke rendered in Régis Franc's breezy, deceptively simple ligne claire style. The collection promises nouvelles histoires, and if this relaxed seaside vignette is any indication, Franc's gentle wit and eye for everyday absurdity are very much in fine form.