La Mandiguerre #2

In a tense, atmospheric confrontation rendered by Tamiazzo with striking colors from Color Twins, a young woman faces down a monstrous, bird-like creature amid a maze of industrial pipes and machinery — the cover immediately conveying the dark science-fantasy world Morvan has built for this Neopolis series. The second volume, subtitled Un Cas de Force Majeure, promises escalating danger as the shadowy, mechanical environment closes in around its protagonist. Delcourt's 2003 release looks like exactly the kind of moody, beautifully crafted Franco-Belgian genre work that rewards readers who like their thrills grounded in genuine atmosphere.