Cactus Joe #[nn]

From Wolinski comes this delightfully absurd French album published by Dargaud in 1982 — Cactus Joe et autres histoires announces itself with a cover that perfectly captures its irreverent spirit. A hapless figure is shown tumbling headfirst into a giant, cartoonishly lumpy cactus, legs kicking in the air, while a wide-eyed, open-mouthed onlooker below reacts in exaggerated alarm. It's the kind of sharp, playful cartooning that made Wolinski one of the most distinctive voices in Franco-Belgian humor comics.