Paulette Comète #2

From Mathieu Sapin and Christian Rossi comes this stylish French BD, its subtitle — Reine des gangsters inférieurs — promising plenty of underworld mischief. The cover bathes a tall, confident woman in a flowing violet gown against a moody nocturnal landscape, a small companion at her side and a grand, mysterious château looming in the misty blue distance behind them. It's an irresistibly atmospheric image that blends glamour with quiet menace, making this 2012 Dargaud release from the Poisson Pilote line one to seek out.