Lincoln

From 2008 onward, Daedalus published Lincoln, a nine-issue comic series that follows the misadventures of a hapless Frenchman who inherits a run-down bar in a small American town. Written primarily by Olivier Jouvray, Sophro, and Xmed, with consistent art by Jérôme Jouvray, the series stands out for its warm, offbeat humor and its affectionate, fish-out-of-water take on cross-cultural clashes. It matters as a charming, character-driven indie import that brings a distinctly European sensibility to the classic American road-trip-and-small-town genre.