Armelle Naïve

Armelle Naïve stepped onto the page in 2003, born from the creative partnership of Anne Baraou and Fanny Dalle-Rive for L'Association's Une demi-douzaine d'elles — a Modern Age series with a distinctly intimate, literary sensibility that sets it apart from mainstream superhero fare. She's one of a tight ensemble cast that includes Michèle Roman, Suzie Bébé, Ugoline Saine, Véra Haine, and Paula Polie, suggesting a world built around character and voice rather than spectacle. With only a handful of catalog appearances across a run that stretched to 2009, Armelle is a rare find — the kind of quietly compelling figure that rewards readers drawn to the more personal, auteur-driven corner of Franco-Belgian comics.