Madeleine, Résistante #1

A young woman clutching a slim volume of poetry stands resolute before a wall plastered with wartime propaganda posters — her composed expression a quiet act of defiance against the looming, shadowy figures behind her. This first volume of Madeleine, Résistante, subtitled La Rose dégoupillée, is brought to life by Bertail on art and Morvan & Riffaud on story, the whole rendered in a hauntingly atmospheric blue palette that perfectly evokes occupied France. Published by Dupuis under the Aire Libre imprint in 2021, it's a compelling opening chapter to what promises to be a deeply human portrait of courage.