Squeak the Mouse #[nn]

Massimo Mattioli's Squeak the Mouse arrives in a vibrant, eye-catching hardcover from Fantagraphics that makes its anarchic charm immediately clear. The cover says it all: a mischievous little mouse pops out of a sugar canister wielding a camera, while a wide-eyed, tongue-lolling cat recoils in exaggerated horror — red splatter and all — against a bold blue backdrop. It's the gleefully unhinged cat-and-mouse formula cranked up several notches, rendered in Mattioli's bold, rubbery linework that's as confident in 2022 as ever.