L'Art du 9e art #[nn]

From Fluide Glacial publisher Audie comes this witty 2017 volume by Emmanuel Reuzé that turns the spotlight on comics-making itself — L'Art du 9e Art ("The Art of the 9th Art"). The cover perfectly sets the playful tone: a relaxed, wine-bottle-wielding cartoon figure lounges in an armchair opposite a figure still being sketched into existence by a giant pencil, as if caught mid-creation. It's a clever, self-aware visual gag that promises a book as much in love with the craft of bande dessinée as it is happy to gently poke fun at it.