Roken neuken drinken #929

Peter van Straaten's dry, sharp-eyed wit is on full display in this 2009 Rainbow Pockets collection, whose cover sets the tone perfectly: a spare pen-and-ink drawing shows a shirtless figure seated on a bed, back to the viewer, while a woman in a chair looks on with an amused expression — the caption beneath reading "Cool! En doe 'm nou weer's omlaag?" The minimalist linework is classic van Straaten: economical, a little wry, and quietly devastating in the way it captures an everyday human moment. If you enjoy comics that find the comedy and melancholy in ordinary adult life, this one delivers both with a light, knowing hand.