Albert & Co #1

A sharp political satire from Glénat's 2008 lineup, Albert & Co opens with a cover that sets the tone perfectly: one bespectacled fellow kneels on the floor, puzzling over a jigsaw map of Belgium, while two suited figures look on with knowing smiles — a teacup and a smoldering pile of tiny figures nearby adding a wonderfully absurd touch. The Belgian tricolor prominently displayed on the puzzle box hints at the comic's cheerful engagement with national identity and the country's famously complicated politics. It's a witty, warmly drawn invitation into what promises to be a clever comedy of power, personality, and perhaps a nation that simply refuses to fit neatly together.