Chimichanga #1

Eric Powell's Chimichanga arrives in French through Delcourt, and this painted cover immediately captures the book's quirky, affectionate spirit — a small bearded girl in a yellow dress perches contentedly atop a hulking, googly-eyed creature, the two of them forming an oddly endearing duo. Powell's artwork balances the grotesque and the charming with real finesse, giving the monster a lumpy, textured bulk that somehow reads as gentle rather than threatening. If you're looking for something genuinely unlike anything else on the shelf in 2013, this is a great place to start.