Angry Mum #1

Hélène Becquelin's Angry Mum s'énerve introduces a heroine who means business — the cover says it all: a bespectacled blonde woman stands hands-on-hips, her expression radiating pure exasperation, surrounded by a spiky starburst and crackling zigzag lines that practically hum with barely contained frustration. Becquelin's clean, expressive line work gives the character an instantly relatable energy — every frazzled parent will recognize that face. Published by Glénat in 2010, this Franco-Belgian humor album looks like a thoroughly entertaining ode to the fine art of losing your patience.