Chinaman #4

This fourth volume of TaDuc and Le Tendre's Chinaman series from Dupuis crackles with intensity — the cover shows a defiant man raising a broad-bladed sword overhead, mouth open in a rallying cry, as a crowd of workers armed with pickaxes surges behind him against a backdrop of rocky mine workings lit by torchlight. Subtitled Les Mangeurs de Rouille ("The Rust Eaters"), the 2001 Repérages/Dupuis edition leans into themes of labor, uprising, and solidarity with striking visual energy. If historical adventure set against the grueling world of 19th-century mining is your thing, this volume makes a compelling and beautifully rendered case for the whole series.