The Autobiography of a Mitroll #1

Against a bold orange backdrop, Bouzard's cover for this opening volume places a towering, partially cropped man clutching what appears to be a large sausage alongside a weary-looking anthropomorphic dog — an odd couple that immediately signals the series' offbeat, deadpan humor. Subtitled Mum Is Dead, this first chapter of The Autobiography of a Mitroll sets a tone that's equal parts melancholy and absurd before you've even turned a page. Published by Dargaud's Poisson Pilote imprint in 2008, it's a promising introduction to Bouzard's distinctly dry comedic sensibility.