Boca Nueva #1

The opening volume of Boca Nueva — subtitled Soufre — sets an immediately arresting mood, pairing a warm golden expanse with a moonlit panorama of a sprawling coastal city full of domes, towers, and ancient monuments. That diagonal split between sunlit warmth and cool nocturnal mystery says everything about the world Sylvain Almeida and Youness Benchaïeb are building together. Down in the corner, a small wide-eyed figure and a taller, weathered companion stride forward with purpose — an odd, endearing duo clearly heading somewhere the city's nightside has to offer.