La Chenue #[nn]

Two young people cycling along a sun-dappled country lane, rolling fields stretching behind them, set the tone for something quietly intimate and alive — while a pair of watchful eyes looming large above the scene hints at a presence that runs deeper than the pastoral idyll suggests. This 2013 Vents d'Ouest album brings together the talents of Didier Convard, JB Djian, Sébastien Corbet, and Stéphane Heurteau for what promises to be a thoughtful, human story rooted in landscape and memory. Fans of Franco-Belgian comics with an emotional, grounded sensibility will find plenty to draw them in here.