L'Assassinat du Père Noël #[nn]

A snowy village church sets an eerie, wintry stage as a procession of masked revelers — horned devil figures and costumed dancers — winds through the drifts in shades of deep blue and violet. The blood-red lettering of the title, L'Assassinat du Père Noël, hints at something darker lurking beneath the festive pageantry, adapted from Pierre Véry's novel by Didier Convard, Éric Adam, and Paul. Published by Glénat in 2010, this French graphic album wraps a murder mystery in the atmosphere of midwinter folklore and village tradition.