......... this is a weird ass book...

The Celestial Bibendum (digital)

Humanoids, 2012, 192 pages

Written and Illustrated by Nicolas De Crecy

Colors by Walt De Crecy on pages 133-192

De Crecy's comics are mysterious concoctions where anthropomorphic animals interact with humans, mixing fantasy, absurd humour and realism with breathtaking classically styled illustration. Charming images and moments combine with shocking frightening scenes. You never know with De Crecy what turn a story will take. This is the story of Diego, a seal, living in a city in Europe getting about on one shoe and a pair of crutches, who sails to a fantasy city New York-sur-Loire, a grim and polluted port, where he becomes a darling of the intelligentsia