Sardine de l'espace #12

Volume 12 of Emmanuel Guibert and Mathieu Sapin's beloved French series delivers another burst of gleeful cosmic chaos, and the cover sets the tone perfectly. A rotund, wild-eyed villain crashes through the scene playing drums and trumpet simultaneously, surrounded by a colorful menagerie of bizarre creatures reacting with delightful alarm — all rendered in Sapin's wonderfully expressive, kinetic style. Subtitled Môssieur Susupe et Môssieur Krokro, this 2013 Dargaud entry looks like pure, anarchic fun for young readers and fans of the series alike.