Le signe de Pao #[nn]

Two young figures — a dark-haired youth and a determined red-haired companion clad in furs — dominate this striking cover from Eidola Éditions, their gazes fixed on something beyond the frame while ancient cave-painting silhouettes dance across the warm ochre sky above them. In the cold distance, a caravan moves through a stark, wintry landscape, hinting at a journey both physical and deeply human. Jean-François Chanson and Juliette Vaast bring a beautifully grounded, prehistoric world to life in this 2021 French-language graphic novel that feels as timeless as the marks left on cave walls.