HMS Beagle, aux origines de Darwin #[nn]

A young Charles Darwin stands at the center of this gorgeous 2018 Dargaud volume, surrounded by an extraordinary menagerie — a giant tortoise, a seal, a llama, an ostrich-like rhea, a leopard, a horse, small birds, and a flurry of butterflies — all rendered in Jérémie Royer's delicate, naturalist-inspired style. Written by Fabien Grolleau with art, inks, and colors entirely by Royer, the book evokes the wonder of the voyage that shaped one of science's most transformative minds. It's a beautifully crafted graphic work that feels as much like a field journal come to life as it does a compelling biographical comic.