Le Pauvre Chevalier #[nn]

A delightful piece of Franco-Belgian cartooning from 1990, Le Pauvre Chevalier presents a wonderfully chaotic medieval tableau courtesy of Flmurr — knights tumbling from castle battlements, a gruff figure looming at the tower's edge, and a cascade of odd characters caught mid-mayhem against a stormy blue backdrop. The ornate hand-lettered title and whimsical border details (including a little rabbit and a candle-lit fool) signal a comic sensibility that balances slapstick with genuine artistic craft. Published by Casterman, this is the kind of offbeat European album that earns its place on any shelf devoted to inventive humor comics.