Jade #13

This 2012 issue of Jade — the revue de la bande dessinée moderne from 6 Pieds Sous Terre — arrives with a wonderfully breezy cover by Nicolas Moog, rendered in crisp black and white: three characters stroll along a sidewalk beside a wooden fence, each absorbed in reading what appears to be a comic or newspaper, capturing a quietly charming scene of everyday life. Inside, Nicoby handles every creative duty — writing, drawing, inking, and lettering — for "Des nouvelles de Paris," promising a personal, unified artistic vision. At 7.00 EUR, it's a fine snapshot of contemporary French-language comics in full stride.