Ary #2

The second volume of *Ary*, subtitled *La Gorge d'Ifaty*, draws you in immediately with a breathtaking cover: viewed from above, a small figure in red tumbles deep into a dark, cavernous void ringed by lush, jewel-toned foliage in teal, pink, and amber. The sense of scale is quietly dizzying — that lone child swallowed by an enormous, almost organic-looking chasm, surrounded by bubbles and shadowy roots, feels both wondrous and genuinely unsettling. Published by Des Bulles dans l'Océan in 2019, this French graphic novel continues to show off a painterly visual sensibility that makes every page feel like a window into a living, breathing world.