Azur asphalte #[nn]

Sylvain Bordesoules brings a genuinely painterly sensibility to this 2024 Gallimard release, with a cover rendered in loose, luminous watercolors that feel closer to fine art than the comics shelf. Two women are portrayed in intimate close-up — one seen from behind, blonde hair falling across bare shoulders and a tattoo reading "vie con…" at her neck, the other dark-haired and downcast against a backdrop of sunlit greenery. The quiet emotional weight of those two faces, each turned away or lowered in thought, sets a contemplative, character-driven tone that's hard to look away from.