Le Choucas #5

A gaunt, sharp-featured man in a dark suit dominates this 2003 Dupuis cover, his weathered hand resting on a crate marked "DYNAMITE" — a quietly menacing image that says everything about the tension LAX has built into this series. Le Choucas Met le Feu aux Poudres ("Le Choucas Sets the Powder Alight") is a title that delivers on its promise before you've even opened the cover. The muted purple palette and LAX's expressive linework give the scene a gritty, noir atmosphere that fans of the Repérages line will find very much at home.