Belleville Story #2

The second volume of Belleville Story — subtitled Après Minuit ("After Midnight") — drops readers into the charged atmosphere of a packed concert crowd, spotlights cutting through the darkness above a lone figure who stands at the center of it all, armed and tense amid the surging mass of bodies. Malherbe and Perriot bring a cinematic, street-level energy to this 2011 Dargaud release, the gritty urban drama of Belleville pulsing through every panel. If the cover is any indication, the night is far from over.