Au-delà des décombres #1

Zerocalcare's distinctive linework is on full display in this French edition from Cambourakis, where a ragged group of humans — including a wide-eyed girl in a floral dress, a young woman in stripes, and a weary bearded man — huddles together on rocky rubble alongside a skeletal figure, a towering creature with a single cyclopean eye, and a nervous-looking horned animal. The crowded, uneasy assembly gives the cover an atmosphere that hovers somewhere between dark comedy and genuine dread, perfectly capturing the Italian cartoonist's signature blend of warmth and existential anxiety. At 22 EUR, this 2018 volume is a great entry point into one of contemporary European comics' most distinctive voices.