Spoon & White #2

This second volume of Spoon & White, subtitled À Gore et à Cris, leans hard into its crime-comedy DNA — and the cover delivers the tone immediately. A glamorous dark-haired woman and a grinning sharp-suited man flank a scruffy, wide-eyed kid who's somehow ended up holding a very large revolver, all three posed in front of a looming, shadowy motel that promises nothing good. Published by Vents d'Ouest in 2005, this French series from Léturgie, Yann, and Léturgie blends pulp thrills with broad humor in a package that's hard to resist.