Bao Battle #4

This fourth volume of Bao Battle, subtitled "Retour aux sources," delivers the series' signature blend of cartoon energy and scrappy action. The cover puts two skull-faced animal fighters front and center — a menacing black-and-white cat in a white coat squaring off against a smaller deer-like character in shorts, lightning crackling between them — while two more masked figures dash in from the background. Published by Glénat in 2010, it's a vibrant, kinetic package that fans of colorful, fast-paced bande dessinée action will find hard to resist.