Pandora #2

The second issue of Casterman's French-language anthology Pandora arrives with a charmingly disarming cover: a sweet brown-and-white dog named Toby, collar tag and all, lounging contentedly alongside a green bone and tennis ball against a bold red background. The playful tagline "En avoir ou pas… du chien!" sets the tone for what promises to be a lively mix of bande dessinée and fiction, with 37 brand-new stories from a remarkable lineup including Otomo, Rochette, Taniguchi, Giardino, Pastor, Panaccione, Killoffer, Lehmann, Spiegelman, and more. At 18 euros, this 2016 anthology is a generous gathering of international comics talent wrapped in one of the most endearing covers of the year.