La Revue Dessinée #16

The summer 2017 edition of La Revue Dessinée arrives in fine form with its sixteenth issue, its cover presenting two stylishly rendered figures in swimwear lounging in bold red, blue, and white — a sun-drenched graphic that perfectly sets the tone for a magazine devoted to illustrated journalism. Inside, the issue promises a rich spread of enquêtes, reportages, and documentaries in comics form, tackling topics as varied as transhumanism and the augmented human, unknown migrants lost at sea, the language of political warfare, the Red Star football system, and questions of education. At 16 EUR, this quarterly French-language publication continues to make a compelling case that serious reporting and the art of the bande dessinée belong together.