La tragédie brune #[nn]

Steeped in deep crimson tones, the cover of this 2018 Les Arènes BD release presents a lone figure in a trench coat walking purposefully through the looming, shadowy silhouettes of larger, threatening men — a striking visual tension that perfectly captures the subtitle's promise: l'histoire oubliée du premier journaliste français assassiné par les nazis. Writer Thomas Cadène and artist Christophe Gaultier bring this forgotten chapter of history to the page with an atmosphere that feels at once mournful and urgent. A compelling work of graphic journalism that puts a human face on a story that deserves to be remembered.