Franquin here expresses another side of his talent. For if Gaston was much like Franquin (or rather the opposite), it was also a chronic depressive features a darker humor. The title of this receuil could not be better. The drawing in Indian ink is fussy to excess. Franquin was a designer of great talent is certainly receuil and it certainly is the most visible expression. But next to this drawing, there is the downright dark humor, tinged with philosophy and reflection on society. Fans of this kind of humor must-have the Black Ideas Franquin, better: this book is a bible. Deep, funny and careful, I say more.
