Les premières aventures de Mic Mac Adam - Intégrale #1

This handsome Dargaud intégrale gathers the earliest adventures of Mic Mac Adam, the charming Belgian detective whose red hat and trench coat make him instantly recognizable as he strides confidently along the Thames with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament looming dramatically in the misty background. The cover, by A. Benn and S. Desberg, sets a wonderfully atmospheric noir tone — moody London skies, a riverboat on the water, and cryptic handwritten script framing the composition — perfectly suited to a collection subtitled Le Livre Noir. If you've been curious about this witty Franco-Belgian series, this 2005 omnibus is a very inviting place to start.