Spirou Album #177

Two prehistoric dinosaurs square off on this 1985 Dupuis hardcover, their scaly necks arched in a tense standoff over a cluster of rounded eggs or mushrooms — with a speech bubble hinting at some wonderfully absurd negotiation between the beasts. The Spirou album format delivers an impressive 640 pages of surprises ("640 pages surprenantes!"), collecting a generous sweep of the beloved Franco-Belgian weekly anthology. It's a charming package that captures everything fans loved about Spirou in the mid-1980s.