La Ballade de Dusty #1

Set against a sun-bleached American road stretching toward the horizon, this first volume from Ducoudray and Aris opens with a striking image: a scrappy young boy thumbing a ride as an overloaded jalopy rumbles past on a dusty highway, with a smaller child trailing behind. The warm, ochre-toned artwork instantly evokes the hardship and restless spirit of an era defined by wandering souls and open roads. La Ballade de Dusty – Bertha roagens à bestiaux (Bamboo Édition, 2018) promises a road story with real heart, drawn with expressive, earthy linework that sets the mood from the very first glance.