Pappa in Afrika

In Pappa in Afrika, Belgian cartoonist Pieter De Poortere brings his deadpan, wordless humor to the African continent, following the misadventures of the hapless, mustachioed Boer farmer Pappa. Published by La Cinquième Couche (5C) since 2018, this single-issue comic distills De Poortere's signature style—simple, expressive linework and absurdist, often dark gags—into a standalone vignette of colonial-era slapstick. A sharp, minimalist satire that uses the visual language of classic comics to comment on historical folly, it stands as a distinctive entry in contemporary European humor comics.