Bäche und Flüsse #[nn]

Pascal Rabaté's *Bäche und Flüsse* announces itself with quiet, offbeat charm — the cover shows an elderly man walking away from us, a long-necked instrument slung over one shoulder and a worn satchel over the other, rendered in Rabaté's loose, expressive linework against a muted purple field. The tagline riffs playfully on "sex, drugs, and rock'n roll," only to undercut it with "ich hab es mehr mit Musette," hinting at a story rooted in humble, homespun pleasures rather than anything glamorous. Published by Reprodukt in 2009, this is the kind of graphic novel that earns its warmth through personality rather than spectacle.