Koma Intégrale #[nn]

A young girl stands alone in a rain-slicked urban canyon, gazing upward while an enormous, shadowy mechanical figure looms overhead — it's a quietly unsettling image that sets the tone for this collected edition of Wazem and Peeters' Koma, published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2010. The vertical composition brilliantly emphasizes the contrast between the small, vulnerable child and the hulking presence descending from above, with the city's neon blues and yellows adding an atmosphere that's both dreamlike and faintly threatening. If you're drawn to European science fiction that balances intimate human moments against grand, strange worlds, this intégrale is a compelling place to start.