Alone #2

The second volume of Gazzotti and Vehlmann's post-apocalyptic children's survival series arrives with a cover that pulls no punches: a determined young girl grips a smoking revolver in both hands while an arsenal of knives and hatchets swirls around her, pinned across her back and scattered at her feet. The subtitle "The Master of Knives" perfectly frames that tense standoff energy Bruno Gazzotti captures so well — a small figure projecting fierce resolve against what feels like a very large, very dangerous world. If the first volume drew you in with its premise of kids navigating a world without adults, this one makes clear the stakes are only getting sharper.