Bouncer #6

The sixth volume of Boucq and Jodorowsky's gritty Western series brings "De zwarte weduwe" — the Black Widow — to the frontier, and the cover sets the mood beautifully: a mysterious woman in an elegant black Victorian dress stands with her back turned, while a hard-eyed gunfighter in a wide-brimmed hat looms at her side, a rifle resting in his grip against a deep crimson background. François Boucq's linework is as assured as ever, pairing ornate period fashion with the rough-edged tension that has defined Bouncer from the start. A compelling chapter in one of European comics' most atmospheric Westerns, published in 2009 by Oog & Blik.