Les Souliers rouges #1

The cover of Les Souliers rouges #1 sets an immediately unsettling tone: a figure cropped at the torso holds a slingshot menacingly, wearing brown oxford shoes, while below lies a crumpled red cloth with a small, motionless bird caught within what appears to be a snare or ring. By Cousseau and Cuvillier, this 2014 Bamboo Édition release promises a story with a dark, fairy-tale edge — the quiet violence of that fallen bird against the vivid red fabric is genuinely haunting.