Le Chat assassin

A delightfully deadpan French comic from Rue de Sèvres, Le Chat assassin follows the daily life of a grumpy housecat whose casual, matter-of-fact approach to mayhem—including dispatching birds, rodents, and the occasional neighbor's pet—is played for pitch-black humor. Launched in 2014 and running four issues to date, the series has become a cult favorite for its spare, expressive art and the deadpan delivery of its feline protagonist's internal monologue. It matters as a sharp, European counterpoint to more sentimental animal comics, proving that even a serial-killer cat can be oddly endearing.