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In "Monnaie de singe," a teenage boy wakes from a coma with a startling new ability: he can become a living special effect. Written by Wayne Osborne and illustrated by John Byrne—whose dynamic art brings the surreal concept to life, with colors by Greg Cordier—this 2009 issue from Éditions Dante explores the strange consequences of a power that blurs the line between reality and spectacle. The cover, also by Byrne, captures the story’s electric, otherworldly tone.