Le complexe du chimpanzé #1

A young woman stands with arms crossed and gaze lifted skyward as a space shuttle blazes upward through billowing clouds of flame and smoke behind her — it's a striking opening image for this 2007 Dargaud series. Writer Richard Marazano and artist Jean-Michel Ponzio establish an immediate sense of tension between human vulnerability and the raw power of spaceflight in Le complexe du chimpanzé. With Ponzio's painted cover setting such a vivid, cinematic tone, "Paradoxe" promises a thought-provoking first chapter.