Black Kiss #[nn]

Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss, collected here by French publisher Delcourt, announces itself with a cover that means business — a starkly rendered figure in black and white, her eyes obscured, lips vivid red against the high-contrast noir composition. Chaykin's minimalist linework turns shadow and silhouette into something genuinely charged, making this one of the most visually arresting packages on any 2010 shelf. If you appreciate adult comics that wear their sensibility boldly and without apology, this Delcourt edition delivers exactly that atmosphere from its very first glance.