La sentinelle du Petit Peuple #1

From Forns, Carbone, and Barrau comes this enchanting opener from Dupuis, La Sentinelle du Petit Peuple — "La Pommade de Fée." The cover sets a wonderfully inviting tone: a young human girl rests at the base of a great tree, smiling contentedly amid a sun-dappled forest glade with a lily-pad pond shimmering behind her, while a lively cast of tiny winged fairies, a serpentine creature, a small unicorn-like being, and other fantastical folk bustle around the ornate teal border that frames the scene. It's a world brimming with whimsy and quiet magic — exactly the kind of all-ages fantasy adventure that makes 2020 a fine year to discover the "Little People.