Chroniques de Francine R., résistante et déportée #[nn]

Boris Golzio's stark, monochromatic artwork sets the tone immediately: a lone young woman stands at a railway crossing in the dark, a steam locomotive bearing down as a group of figures — escorted by a guard and a dog — is herded onto the platform under cold streetlights. Published by Glénat in 2018, this graphic novel promises a deeply human chronicle of Francine R., resistance fighter and deportee, told with the kind of quiet gravity the subject demands. The restrained palette of greys and near-blacks gives every shadow weight, making this a compelling and sobering read.