Totems #1

The vibrant turquoise cover of Totems #1 — subtitled Magots à Gogo — sets a lively, chaotic tone right from the start, with a group of kids sprinting forward alongside an extraordinary menagerie of creature companions: a massive orangutan, a polar bear, a fox-like figure, a wolf, and what appears to be a blue aquatic being, all while two alarmed adults look on in the background. Created by Florence Thinard, Aurélien d'Almeida, and Pierre Thyss, this 2022 release from Éditions Thierry Magnier immediately suggests a rollicking adventure where children and their fantastical animal totems are on the run from grown-ups who clearly haven't kept up. If you're in the mood for something energetic and imaginative, this opening volume looks like a thoroughly fun ride.