Escales

A short-lived but visually striking French series from Editions Paquet, Escales ran for just three issues between 2005 and 2008. The anthology format offered a showcase for a rotating roster of European comics talent, each contributing self-contained stories united by the theme of travel and discovery. Its concise run makes it a minor but charming artifact of mid-2000s bande dessinée, notable for the variety of artistic styles it gathered under a single, wanderlust-driven premise.