Blonde platine #[nn]

Published by Éditions Delcourt in 2011, this French edition of Adrian Tomine's work announces itself with quietly masterful restraint — a sun-bleached sidewalk, two pairs of legs passing mid-stride, and the shadow of an unseen observer cast between them. That silhouette stretching across the pavement says everything about Tomine's gift for charged, understated observation of everyday urban life. If you appreciate comics that find tension and longing in a single glance, this one belongs on your shelf.