Black Cotton #[nn]

A determined man in a blue shirt strides forward against a charged red-washed backdrop, while stacked panels reveal a cast of watchful faces — a sharp-eyed woman, an older man in aviator shades, and two more figures whose guarded expressions suggest tension running deep. Below them, a crowd of silhouetted protesters raises signs and fists, setting the mood for a story clearly rooted in social pressure and personal resolve. Marco Perugini's linework gives the whole composition a cinematic urgency that makes Black Cotton feel like one of 2022's more grounded, thoughtful reads.