Ethan Ringler, Agent fédéral #4

Set against a moody, fog-drenched vision of what appears to be the Brooklyn Bridge, this 2008 Dupuis album finds federal agent Ethan Ringler on horseback, cutting a solitary and determined figure through the atmospheric gloom. Gilles Mezzomo's cover art bathes the scene in cool blue-grey tones that perfectly suit a story titled "L'homme qui est mort deux fois" — The Man Who Died Twice. Denis-Pierre Filippi and Mezzomo deliver another chapter of their Western-meets-Gilded-Age thriller that feels as gripping as ever.