La Marche du crabe #1

Three pale crabs pick their way sideways across a sandy shoreline in Arthur de Pins's quietly striking cover for the first volume of this French trilogy — a deceptively simple image that hints at something both absurd and oddly poignant. Subtitled La Condition des crabes, this opening chapter of La Marche du crabe promises a fresh, philosophical take on the humble crab's lot in life, rendered in a cool, graphic palette that feels wholly its own. Published by Soleil in 2010, it's the kind of bande dessinée that draws you in with understated charm and doesn't let go.