Gisèle & Béatrice #[nn]

From Dupuis' Aire Libre imprint comes this charming 2013 album by Feroumont, whose cover immediately sets an intimate, grown-up mood: two stylish figures — a blue-haired woman and a distinguished older man — lean into a kiss on bar stools, champagne glass in hand and a cigarette spiraling smoke beside them. It's a quietly sophisticated snapshot of romance and adult drama, rendered in Feroumont's clean, expressive ligne claire style. If you enjoy character-driven stories wrapped in elegant, modern cartooning, Gisèle & Béatrice looks like a very appealing evening's read.