Cézembre #1

Two young lovers perch on a rooftop above a coastal town, their embrace tender yet uneasy as a formation of heavy bombers crosses the warm evening sky overhead — Malfin's cover sets a quietly haunting tone that balances romance against the unmistakable shadow of war. Published by Dupuis under the Aire Libre imprint in 2012, this first part of Cézembre promises an intimate human story unfolding against a dramatically charged wartime backdrop. The painted artwork is gorgeous, drawing the eye from the couple's closeness out across the rooftops to the open sea beyond — a world both beautiful and threatened.