Compte à rebours #3

A taut, orange-drenched cover sets the mood perfectly for this French thriller from Rue de Sèvres — a silhouetted figure raises an AK-style assault rifle in the foreground while a determined blond operative stands framed in a window, Paris and the Eiffel Tower visible on the street behind him. Subtitled Opération Tora Bora, this third volume of Compte à rebours promises the kind of grounded, geopolitical suspense that writers Marc Trévidic and Matz and artist Giuseppe Liotti have crafted throughout the series. Released in 2019, it's a compelling addition to one of Franco-Belgian comics' more serious-minded takes on counter-terrorism.