Pauvre Lampil #1

This cheerful pink-covered first album from Dupuis introduces Pauvre Lampil, featuring a lanky, trench-coated fellow shuffling along looking thoroughly put-upon, while a smaller inset panel hints at a lively red-haired character adding to his woes. Created by Willy Lambil on art and Raoul Cauvin on script — both credited right on the cover — this 1977 Belgian humor series promises the kind of warm, gently absurdist comedy that Dupuis did so well. If you enjoy slice-of-life comedy with an endearing everyman at its center, this opening volume is a welcoming place to start.