Ermo #2

A striking second volume in Loth's Ermo series, this 2007 hardcover from Libre d'images Editions announces its themes right on the cover: a wide-eyed child with a dramatically tall red mohawk stands before a massive wall of cobblestones, figures huddled behind the barricade as an aircraft cuts through a stormy grey sky above a grand urban boulevard. The contrast between the red accents and the otherwise monochromatic palette gives the image a tense, atmospheric charge that feels both timeless and urgent. Barricades promises a story set against upheaval and unrest, with young Ermo at its restless center.