L'Executeur #1

Against a stark golden background, a blond man in a heavy black coat turns his profile to the viewer — cool, composed, and gripping a pistol at his side — setting an atmosphere of quiet menace that perfectly suits the subtitle Le Jeu Mortel ("The Deadly Game"). John Wagner and Arthur Ranson bring their crime storytelling instincts to this Delirium release, and Ranson's cover art alone — spare, confident, and cinematic — makes a compelling case for picking it up. A fine entry point into sharp Franco-Belgian-style noir for fans who like their thrills measured and their protagonists hard to read.