Kongo #[nn]

A haunting portrait of a bearded, pensive traveler dominates this striking cover, rendered in deep charcoal tones that perfectly evoke the shadowy depths suggested by the subtitle — Le ténébreux voyage de Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski. Behind him, a lone figure moves through a dense, atmospheric jungle landscape dotted with gnarled trees and a distant structure, conjuring a world both beautiful and foreboding. Tom Tirabosco and Christian Perrissin bring a remarkably moody, painterly quality to this 2013 Futuropolis release that makes it feel like essential reading for fans of literary-inspired bandes dessinées.