L'Ambulance 13 #6

Set against the stark backdrop of the First World War, this sixth volume of L'Ambulance 13 — subtitled "Gueule de guerre" — brings together a compelling ensemble of characters whose worlds collide between the front lines and the field hospital. The cover, illustrated by Alain Mounier, shows five figures spanning both worlds: a nurse and a civilian woman stand to the left, while a French officer in blue uniform holds the center, flanked by a priest and a poilu soldier emerging from a muddy trench on the right. It's a quietly powerful composition that captures the human breadth of wartime life in 2015's assured, clean ligne claire style.