Les Ostings

Set in a fictionalized version of the 19th-century French countryside, Les Ostings is a concise two-issue series from Delcourt that explores the tensions between rural tradition and encroaching modernity. The series is most associated with writer and artist Éric Liberge, whose detailed, atmospheric linework brings a quiet, melancholic weight to the story. Though brief, it stands as an evocative example of early-2000s Franco-Belgian bande dessinée, offering a self-contained character study that lingers on mood and place.