Rolqwir #2

The second chapter of this French-language adventure from Cardona and Torta promises big things — its subtitle, Le Plus Grand Des Héros ("The Greatest of Heroes"), sets the tone perfectly. The cover delivers an immediately arresting image: two small, expressive children — one in a maid outfit, one in a martial-arts gi — perched atop an enormous, gnarled fist, with a bold red circle and silhouetted torii gates anchoring the composition in a vivid Japanese aesthetic. Published by Soleil in 2014, Rolqwir looks to be a charming, energetic series with a real eye for dynamic character design and playful scale.