The Magic Pot

script and art by Kateřina Čupová

June 2022, 208 pages

Rights sold to: France (Glénat), Egypt (Al-turjman), Spain (Malpaso)

What’s the use of a pot of magical compote in today’s world?

One day, Gaspard crosses paths with an old, somewhat bewildered magician. The old man gifts him a very special pot – a pot of magical compote! This worn-out saucepan, turned into a weapon as bizarre as it is formidable, gives the little boy a wild idea: to become a superhero and save humanity!

With his group of friends, all dressed up in makeshift superhero costumes, Gaspard is ready for action. But soon, reality hits – there’s not a single crime to fight in their tiny village of just 328 inhabitants.

But suddenly, the ground begins to shake… Is it an earthquake? The reopening of the local mine? Or something far more monstrous lurking beneath the earth?

Gaspard and his friends stumble upon a long-buried secret – one that stretches beyond their wildest imagination and is somehow tied to the mysterious old man. But has this man always been sad? What’s his story? And how did Gaspard end up with this extraordinary pot in the first place?