Sempé's Beziehungskisten

Jean-Jacques Sempé, the beloved French cartoonist best known for his New Yorker covers and the Le Petit Nicolas series, brings his signature watercolor charm to Sempé's Beziehungskisten. Published by Diogenes Verlag, this single-issue comic from 1988 collects a series of wordless or nearly wordless vignettes exploring the delicate, often humorous dynamics of human relationships. With gentle wit and a keen eye for everyday absurdity, Sempé captures fleeting moments of connection, tension, and quiet joy between couples, friends, and strangers. A warm, timeless snapshot of the artist's mastery of visual storytelling.