Les Winners #1

The opening volume of Bruno Madaule's Les Winners sets a cheerfully chaotic tone with a cover scene straight out of a business seminar gone sideways — a flustered latecomer bursts through the door of "Salle 1," exclaiming "Je… je me suis perdu!", while three participants sit around a cluttered conference table piled high with gadgets, papers, and a board game called Le Gagnex. A flip chart nearby lists the session's grand agenda: orientation, business sense, law, and planning — the full recipe for success, apparently. Published by Bamboo Édition in 2011, this French comedy series promises sharp, warm humor about the wonderful gap between ambition and reality.