Comic book about a character that goes to space. It's part of a series and is about a girl trying to save her friends. ( )

Sardine in Outer Space 1 through 4 were all written by Emamnuel Guibert and distinctively illustrated by Joann Sfar. This one, however, is illustrated by Guibert and although it looks very much like the previous 4, and is as wildly imaginative as ever, even my children noticed that the artwork divergee from the previous. But the stories are the same: ten pages each, zany and varied adventures in a whimsical universe. Once again some of the stories have post-modern self references (although it is hard to call it "post-modern" when I just read Moliere plays that do the same thing), including one called "Murder in Space" where they stumble on a murdered corpse and Sardine says "People don't Ausually die in our stories, are you sure it's a real corpse?" And it turns out, of course, that it is not a real corpse but a misunderstanding. The last story features a Manga character who, according to Captain Yellow Shoulder, is in comics that are much more popular than Sardine. All in all, consistently amusing. ( )