L'Impertinence d'un été #1

A skeleton musician in a sombrero strums a guitar beneath the watchful gaze of a painted woman's portrait — it's a striking, sun-drenched cover that immediately signals something rich and strange is at hand. Pellejero and Lapiere open L'Impertinence d'un été with this première partie, blending a warm amber palette with surreal imagery (note the bottle of tequila at the skeleton's feet) that feels at once playful and quietly melancholic. Published by Dupuis under the Aire Libre imprint in 2009, this is the kind of European comics storytelling that rewards a slow, savoring read.