Lady S. #15

Philippe Aymond's fifteenth installment of Lady S. — subtitled Dans la Gueule du Tigre ("In the Tiger's Jaws") — pulls no punches with its cover: the series' blonde protagonist sits barefoot on the floor of a crowded, bare-walled cell, surrounded by women in hijabs while a barred window reveals a guard tower beyond, laundry strung overhead completing the cramped, suffocating atmosphere. The composition is strikingly grounded and humanizing, placing Lady S. not in the thick of action but in a moment of quiet tension among fellow captives. Published by Dupuis in 2021, this volume promises the kind of taut, politically charged espionage storytelling the series does so well.