Amère Russie #2

Set against a fiery, rubble-strewn skyline evoking the devastation of Grozny, this second volume of Amère Russie — subtitled Les Colombes de Grozny — opens with an image both haunting and quietly hopeful: children gathered around a dark monument as white doves take flight into a burning red sky. Ducoudray and Ahlor bring a restrained but powerful visual language to this 2015 Bamboo/Grand Angle release, capturing the fragile humanity that persists amid the ruins of war. A genuinely moving entry in the series for readers drawn to thoughtful, grounded European bande dessinée.