Volltreffer

Jean-Jacques Sempé, best known for his New Yorker covers and the Le Petit Nicolas books, contributed his signature, lightly melancholic watercolor style to this single-issue comic for Diogenes Verlag. Published in 1975, Volltreffer collects a series of wordless or near-wordless gag panels that capture the absurd, often poignant small dramas of everyday life. Though a standalone volume rather than an ongoing series, it remains a concentrated showcase of Sempé’s gentle humor and deft visual storytelling.