Face cachée #2

A woman strides with quiet urgency through a crowded train station, a gun held discreetly at her side while suited commuters stream past her, oblivious — it's a cover image that immediately sets a mood of tension hiding in plain sight. Face Cachée: Seconde Partie is the second chapter of Sylvain Runberg and Olivier Martin's Franco-Belgian thriller, a project distinguished enough to carry a Prix d'Excellence and International Manga Award badge right on the cover. Published by Futuropolis in 2011, this 20 EUR volume promises the kind of moody, cinematic suspense that rewards anyone drawn to espionage-inflected graphic storytelling.