Achille Talon #[7]

The rotund, cane-wielding Achille Talon dominates this vivid red cover, flower clenched jauntily in his teeth and his yellow belly on full display, while a flustered little neighbor is practically swallowed up beside him — Greg's cartooning charm at its most expressive. Published by Dargaud in 1973, this volume collects the "insolences" — the cheek and wit — of one of Franco-Belgian comics' most delightfully self-satisfied characters. Cover by Greg, whose bold linework and warm colors make the whole thing impossible to walk past without smiling.