Le Camp-Volant #[nn]

Published by Dupuis under the Aire Libre imprint in 2007, Le Camp-Volant arrives wrapped in a haunting atmosphere that immediately signals something extraordinary. Hausman's cover art draws the eye to a lone figure — a young, dark-haired person in worn, earthy clothing — standing in a wild, overgrown landscape while gnarled, almost animate tree forms loom menacingly overhead, birds scattered against a pale sky. It's a quietly unsettling image, rich with folklore-tinged tension, that makes this album a compelling addition to Dupuis's tradition of thoughtful, literary bande dessinée.