Irena #4

The fourth volume of Glénat's Irena series carries a quietly affecting cover: a young red-haired girl in a pink coat stands in a cemetery alongside a woman in a blue coat and hat, while the glowing, translucent figure of a man in a suit and glasses appears between them — a ghostly presence rendered in soft blue light among the gravestones. Subtitled Je suis fier de toi ("I am proud of you"), this 2019 album from the creative team of Morvan, Evrard, Tréfoüel, and Walter promises an emotionally resonant chapter in this poignant Franco-Belgian series. The muted, autumnal tones of the cover art set a deeply human and bittersweet mood that fans of the series won't want to miss.