La Balade de Yaya #2

Two young children — one clutching a glowing lantern with a tiny figure inside, the other holding a small blue creature — press close together against the backdrop of a crumbling, atmospheric cityscape in this second volume of Jean-Marie Omont and Golo Zhao's La Balade de Yaya. Subtitled La Prisonnière, the album promises mystery and adventure filtered through a distinctly tender, watercolor-soft visual style that sets Éditions Fei's 2011 series apart. It's the kind of all-ages bande dessinée that draws you in with quiet wonder rather than spectacle.