En pleine guerre froide #[nn]

Published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 1984, this French-language album arrives with a cover that immediately commands attention — a nude woman stands boldly at center while a crouched figure works amid a cluttered laboratory setting filled with bottles and glassware. Jean-Louis Floch's clean linework brings a cool, precise tension perfectly suited to a tale whose title translates as "In the Thick of the Cold War." It's a striking visual contrast of vulnerability and intrigue that sets an unmistakably atmospheric tone for this espionage-era graphic novel.