Sigmund #8

Sigmund: Achtste Sessie brings Peter de Wit's deadpan Dutch comic strip to its eighth collected session, and the cover sets the tone perfectly — a boldly minimalist composition of Sigmund's unmistakable round black silhouette seated in a chair at what appears to be a bar or analyst's desk, a solitary martini glass keeping him company against a warm dotted background. De Wit's stripped-down linework and limited two-color palette give the whole thing a wonderfully dry, mid-century sensibility that suits the strip's offbeat humor to a tee. If you've been following Sigmund's quietly absurd inner life, this 2001 volume is exactly the next session you'll want to attend.