Des berniques #[nn]

Two figures — one in a yellow jacket, one in black — stand together amid pale coastal dunes, the dark surge of the sea pressing in at the edges of the frame. Sébastien Lumineau's cover for this Éditions Cornélius release has a quiet, contemplative pull, its muted palette and understated linework giving the scene a real sense of windswept solitude. Des berniques looks like exactly the kind of intimate, unhurried bande dessinée that rewards a slow afternoon read.