Bâtard #4

The fourth volume of Carnby Kim and Youngchan Hwang's gritty crime manhwa delivers another rain-soaked confrontation, captured here in a tense cover image of a hard-edged man with a swept-back pompadour and a cigarette at his lips, staring down a second figure against a nocturnal cityscape of bridges and glittering lights. The atmosphere is pure noir — brooding, dangerous, and charged with unspoken menace between the two figures. Published by Ki-oon in 2021, this volume continues to showcase Hwang's moody, cinematic artwork at its atmospheric best.