Spirou in Berlin #[nn]

Flix brings the beloved Belgian bellhop to divided Germany in this 2018 Carlsen edition, with a cover that captures Spirou and Fantasio — alongside their trusty squirrel Spip — atop what is unmistakably the Berlin Wall, a Trabant car tipping dramatically over the edge as searchlights sweep the scene and the city's iconic TV Tower looms in the background. The composition crackles with tension and movement, perfectly evoking the Cold War atmosphere of a city cut in two. A wonderfully imaginative collision of classic Franco-Belgian comics energy with one of history's most charged settings.