Histoires de guerre #1

A civilian in a rumpled suit sits at the center of a WWI trench, flanked by weary poilus clutching bottles and rifles, while three wine barrels loom behind them — stained with telltale red. Pinard de Guerre, by Pelaez and Porcel and published by Grand Angle/Bamboo Édition in 2021, explores the famous "pinard" — the rough red wine rationed to French soldiers — as a lens through which to examine life and survival on the front. It's a quietly striking premise, and this cover sets the tone beautifully: earthy, a little melancholy, and deeply human.