Raymond Calbuth #6

The sixth volume of Tronchet's beloved Raymond Calbuth finds our bespectacled, dressing-gown-clad hero holding up a snow globe with an unsettling grinning face inside, surrounded by the delightful clutter of shelves, framed portraits, and curious knick-knacks — while a suspicious-looking figure lurks in the background. Tronchet's wonderfully expressive, rubbery linework is on full display, capturing Calbuth's signature blend of the mundane and the absurd. If you've been following this eccentric French-Belgian series, this 2001 Glénat edition promises another charming dose of everyday life gone gloriously sideways.