A vos z'amours #1

A vos Z'amours opens its first part — subtitled "D'Amour toujours en petit Matin blême" — with a cover that immediately sets a mood of solitary late-night melancholy: a young woman in a red top and striped socks lounges on a red sofa, absently eating from a jar while a champagne coupe and a mobile phone sit nearby, quietly telling their own story. The muted palette of reds, pinks, and grays gives Karine Elghozi and Pierre Uong's 2009 Les Enfants Rouges release a distinctly intimate, bittersweet atmosphere. If you're drawn to Franco-Belgian comics that linger in the emotional in-between hours, this one looks like a quietly compelling place to start.