Grandville #[3]

Bryan Talbot's Grandville Bête Noire brings back Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard in this 2012 Dark Horse "scientific-romance thriller." The striking blue-and-black cover, drawn and inked by Talbot himself, presents LeBrock — a sharp-dressed, pistol-wielding badger — alongside an elegantly attired female companion, their silhouettes framed by Art Nouveau flourishes and a shadowy crowd below. It's a beautifully stylish package that makes the anthropomorphic detective world of Grandville feel wholly irresistible.