Le Petit Spirou présente... #1

From the beloved Belgian comics tradition comes this charming spin-off spotlighting the colorful supporting cast of Le Petit Spirou. The cover — by Tome and Janry — delivers an immediately funny scene: a gruff, stocky gym teacher in a blue tracksuit sits grumpily on the ground, one foot wrapped in a comically enormous bandage, a whistle in hand and a shovel propped beside him, with a basketball hoop and sports field visible behind him. Dupuis brings us this 2009 volume with the promise of school-day humor and the kind of affectionate, sharp-eyed comedy that has made Tome and Janry's world so endearing.