Double gauche #1

The cover of this 2006 Dargaud opener sets an immediately unsettling tone: a young man — Dustin — presses both hands flat against an invisible surface, his wide eyes locked on the viewer with an expression caught somewhere between desperation and defiance, swirling white energy curling around his fingers. Corbeyran and Formosa establish their visual language right from the start, pairing that muted, blood-tinged palette with a close-up intensity that pulls you straight into Dustin's world. A compelling first volume that announces itself with quiet confidence.