La Revue Dessinée #13

The autumn 2016 edition of La Revue Dessinée arrives with its thirteenth issue, presenting the magazine's signature blend of investigative journalism, reportage, and documentary storytelling told entirely in comics form. The cover sets a contemplative mood — a lone figure in a blue suit gazes out over a densely illustrated cityscape of towering skyscrapers, a small yellow bird drifting nearby, the bold red "LR" logo anchoring the composition. Inside, the cover promises features on Monaco's ruthless world, the mechanical workings of the Macron political phenomenon, the flash-ball as a dangerous weapon, and Médecins du Monde's open-door work — a rich, serious lineup that confirms this French quarterly's commitment to comics as a medium for real-world inquiry.