Jerome K. Jerome Bloks #24

The twenty-fourth chapter in Dodier's beloved detective series finds Jérôme K. Jérôme Bloche peering cautiously from a shadowy staircase alongside a dark-haired woman, both drawn toward a pool of light below where a lone, hunched figure sits illuminated in what feels like a scene of quiet menace. Titled L'Ermite — "The Hermit" — this 2014 Dupuis album promises the series' signature blend of atmospheric tension and understated intrigue. Dodier's clean, expressive linework makes even a staircase feel charged with possibility.