Prof Oja-Aha #2

The second volume of Roel Venderbosch's Prof Oja-Aha arrives with a cover that's equal parts charming and chaotic — a small, helmeted figure fires a chunky cannon while a wide-eyed character peers over a wall in alarm, all set against a warm golden-yellow backdrop with swirling purple smoke. Subtitled Pistolen & Zwarte Gaten ("Pistols & Black Holes"), this 2011 Dutch collection promises 24 stories spanning history, earth, and space. Venderbosch's bold, rounded linework gives the whole scene a wonderfully retro-cartoon energy that's hard to resist.