L'Érection #1

The cover of this 2016 Grand Angle/Bamboo Édition release sets an immediately intimate tone: a middle-aged man in glasses and a casual shirt stands before a window, holding a small pill in his outstretched palm with an air of quiet contemplation — a Christmas tree glimmering softly in the background. Scriptwriter Jim and artist Lounis Chabane team up for what promises to be a very human, gently humorous French-language story about vulnerability and perhaps a certain life-changing moment of decision. It's the kind of bande dessinée that draws you in with its understated cover and holds you with its warmth.