Irena #1

The first volume of Irena opens with a cover that immediately conveys the weight of its subject: a young woman in a long coat stands amid a dense, muted crowd of men, women, and children — including a small child in a red headscarf and a little white dog — rendered in David Evrard's restrained, humanizing linework with delicate color work by Walter. Writers Jean-David Morvan and Séverine Tréfouël set their story within "Le Ghetto," promising a deeply human narrative rooted in one of history's most harrowing chapters. Published by Glénat in 2017, this opening chapter looks to be a thoughtful and moving work of historical graphic storytelling.