Texas #2

The subtitle "Dans l'espace, personne ne vous entendra rire" — "In space, no one will hear you laugh" — sets the tone perfectly for this French humor anthology's second issue. The cover, by Olivier Texier, delivers on that promise immediately: a cheerful toddler in a red onesie, pacifier in mouth and Elmo bib in place, confidently wields a roaring chainsaw that's almost bigger than they are. It's an absurd, deadpan image that signals exactly the kind of off-kilter comedy readers can expect from this 2015 Épicerie Fine release.