Appa #1

From Bonis and Dav comes this delightful French all-ages adventure, as the cover immediately establishes the series' winning energy: a stocky, white-furred winged creature with horns — the titular Appa — swoops through the sky clutching a red-haired kid while squaring off against a massive, snarling purple sea monster that erupts from the waves below, with a second lurking creature visible in the background. Published by Bamboo in 2015 under the playful subtitle Boule de poils ("Furball"), this opening volume promises big laughs and bigger creatures in a world where the skies are anything but safe.