Chats - Intégrale #[nn]

Didier Convard's Chats collected edition from Glénat's "Les Intégrales" series presents a striking cover that immediately sets an atmospheric tone: a looming, fur-clad figure grips a broad-bladed axe while, in the moonlit distance, the skeletal ruins of a Gothic cathedral — unmistakably evoking Notre-Dame de Paris — rise against a teal night sky. The bold graphic contrast of deep black foreground against that cool nocturnal backdrop gives the image a brooding, fable-like weight that feels right at home in 2009's tradition of ambitious Franco-Belgian fantasy. If you've never explored Convard's world of cats and ancient mysteries, this handsome omnibus is a compelling place to start.