Karma City #2

The cover of this 2019 Dupuis album sets up a striking contrast: a brooding, suited figure clutching a firearm looms in the foreground while a vibrant carnival parade — brass band, costumed revelers, and a cheerful clown holding a "Joie" sign — fills the street behind him. Pierre-Yves Gabaion captures that uneasy collision of festivity and menace that the subtitle Le jour des fous ("The Day of Fools") promises perfectly. A stylish second volume that already feels tense before you've turned a single page.