La Ligne de fuite #[nn]

From Futuropolis in 2007, La Ligne de fuite brings together writer Christophe Dabitch and artist Benjamin Flao for what the cover alone suggests is something quietly powerful. Benjamin Flao's cover art — rendered in loose, expressive ink and delicate watercolor washes — portrays a weary, bandaged man hunched at a table, a half-filled wine glass within reach, his gaze turned inward in a mood of exhaustion and resignation. It's the kind of image that draws you in slowly, promising a story told with as much atmosphere as narrative.