Béret et Casquette #2

The second volume of Jean-Luc Coudray's charming French comedy duo returns, with the cover setting the tone perfectly: two rotund, minimalist characters — one grey-capped, one blue-bereted — exchange a delightfully absurd bit of dialogue, one declaring "Il faut réussir dans la vie!" while the other smugly replies "Je suis réussi!" That deadpan gap between ambition and self-satisfaction says everything about what makes this series so quietly funny. Published by La Boîte à Bulles in 2008, this is a lovely slice of gentle, witty Franco-Belgian humor that earns its laughs with economy and charm.