La position du tireur couché #[nn]

A lean, cigarette-smoking man sits alone in a dimly lit room — a pistol resting nearby, a drink in hand — and Tardi's restrained, olive-toned linework captures the quiet menace of Manchette's world with almost uncomfortable intimacy. This Futuropolis hardcover brings together the noir crime sensibilities of writer Jean-Patrick Manchette with Tardi's precise, unsparing draftsmanship, and the cover alone sets a mood of coiled stillness that noir fans will immediately recognize. Published in 2010, La position du tireur couché is the kind of Franco-Belgian crime comics collaboration that earns its place on the shelf.