Le Facteur Cratophane #[nn]

A skeleton postman pedals furiously on an old-fashioned bicycle, letters and parcels scattering explosively into the air around him — it's a striking, atmospheric image that sets a darkly whimsical tone from the very first glance. Presented as a prologue to Monsieur Mardi-Gras Descendres, this 2016 Dupuis release is entirely the vision of Éric Liberge, who handles writing, drawing, inking, and coloring with remarkable cohesion. Rendered in a moody, near-monochromatic palette, Le Facteur Cratophane feels like a tale poised beautifully between the everyday and the uncanny.