Titoss & Ilda #2

From the creative duo of Bannister and Nylko, this 2009 Dupuis volume pairs the mismatched young duo Titoss and Ilda front and center — the pale, dark-haired boy and his red-headed companion looking equally alarmed — while an enormous, wild-eyed villain looms large behind them, a swirling tornado and flying sharks spinning ominously in the background. The subtitle Capitaine Tornade says it all: there's stormy, cartoonish chaos on the horizon, and these two kids are right in the thick of it. A lively, all-ages adventure brimming with the kind of energetic humor that makes Bannister and Nylko's bold, expressive artwork an absolute delight.