Rosa #1

The opening volume of François Dermaut's Rosa series from Glénat sets a quietly dramatic tone right from its cover: a young woman in a loose white garment presses her hands to her head in what reads as anguish or exhaustion, while a teal top hat, scattered coins, and a few small objects rest on the table before her — details that hint at a world of chance and circumstance. Subtitled Le Pari ("The Wager"), this 2015 album promises a story steeped in tension and atmosphere. Dermaut's delicate, painterly linework gives the scene an almost melancholic intimacy that draws you straight in.