Tommy Egg #1

The first volume of Tommy Egg arrives from Editions Paquet with a cover that sets a wonderfully offbeat tone: a wide-eyed young boy named Tommy dashes through a neighborhood street while four larger-than-life figures — a heavily tattooed muscular man, a long-haired woman, a weathered elderly man, and a cheerful woman in overalls — loom over the rooftops behind him like a quirky, oversized entourage. Creator Eco brings a loose, expressive line style that's equal parts warm and whimsical, perfectly suited to a story subtitled Le Voyage — the journey. A promising start to what looks like a charmingly adventurous series.