Recueil du Journal de Spirou #361

This Dupuis anthology collection gathers Journal de Spirou content from March through May 2019 into one handsome volume — a perfect way to catch up on a beloved Franco-Belgian institution. The cover sets an immediate pulse-racing tone: a young red-headed boy in his trademark outfit is being grabbed and hauled along the tracks between two railway cars by a sharply dressed villain in a checked suit and red bow tie, the tension between the two figures leaping right off the page. It's the kind of energetic, kinetic storytelling that has made Spirou one of Europe's most enduring comics anthologies, and this 2020 collection keeps that spirit very much alive.