Akissi #11

Akissi is back in *Paix Temporaire*, and the cover sets the tone perfectly: the irrepressible, colorful-barrette-wearing Akissi charges across a sunny football pitch in her red polka-dot dress, leaving a cluster of baffled players — and one very amused crowd — in her wake, while her mischievous monkey companion grins from a rooftop above. Created by Abouet and Sapin and published by Gallimard Bande Dessinée, this 2024 installment radiates the same vibrant West African neighborhood energy that makes the series such a delight. Whether Akissi is causing chaos or brokering a truce (however temporary), this volume promises the warmth and humor the series does so well.