L'Étrange petite Tatari #3

The third volume of Kanako Inuki's L'Étrange petite Tatari arrives from Delcourt with a cover that perfectly captures the series' unsettling charm — a wild-haired girl flashes a wide, unsettling grin straight at the reader, clutching a small, blank-eyed creature in her arms. Inuki's expressive linework makes Tatari's gleeful intensity both funny and just a little unnerving, striking that delicate balance between childhood innocence and genuine strangeness. If you've been following this quirky 2007 French release, volume three looks set to deliver more of the offbeat, creepy-cute energy the series does so well.