La Mauvaise Fille #[nn]

Philippe Girard's La Mauvaise Fille from Glénat Québec sets a moody, atmospheric tone right from its cover: a woman in a heavy winter coat and fur hat strides past a brick storefront on a grey, snow-dusted street, while a shadowy, hat-wearing man looms at the edge of the frame and a mysterious silhouetted figure watches from behind the shop window. The muted palette and period details give the whole image a quiet tension that draws you straight in. A compelling slice of Québécois graphic fiction from 2012.