Inspecteur Kurokôchi #14

Volume 14 of Inspecteur Kurokôchi presents a brooding, close-cropped portrait of the inspector himself — rendered in stark blues and deep shadows by artist Köji Köno — his broad frame hunched in quiet intensity, eyes cast downward as though weighing something heavy. The moody, almost cinematic framing captures exactly the kind of morally complicated atmosphere that has defined this series, with scenario by Takashi Nagasaki. If you're following this French-language manga from Komikku Éditions, 2017's fourteenth volume looks like a compelling continuation.