Ethan Ringler, Agent fédéral #5

The fifth volume of Ethan Ringler, Agent fédéral arrives in 2009 with "Terres d'origine," a chapter that sends the federal agent back to his roots. Gilles Mezzomo's cover artwork places two figures in a wintry, snow-dusted landscape — a tense, close exchange between what appears to be Ringler and another character on horseback in the background, rendered in the series' clean, expressive ligne claire style. With Denis-Pierre Filippi's script and Nadine Thomas's colors bringing warmth to the cold setting, this Dupuis release looks to be a compelling entry in the Western espionage series.