Commandant Achab #3

A weary figure stands at the edge of a rooftop, cigarette smoke curling upward as he gazes down over a sprawling city — it's a quietly compelling image that sets the introspective tone of Commandant Achab: L'Ours à la jambe de bois. Douay and Piatzszek craft a mood of solitary contemplation, with the muted urban panorama stretching out below lending the scene a melancholy grandeur. Published by Casterman in 2013, this third volume looks like exactly the kind of thoughtful, atmospheric bande dessinée that rewards patient readers.