Le maître de Benson Gate #2

The second volume of Le Maître de Benson Gate arrives with a cover steeped in brooding atmosphere — a lone, coat-clad figure stands with pistol in hand, gazing toward a half-submerged vehicle partially visible in a misty lake, framed by ghostly bare trees. Subtitled Huit Petits Fantômes, this 2008 Dargaud release from Nury and Garreta promises a mystery as unsettling as the still, fog-draped water before its protagonist. Fans of noir-inflected European drama will find plenty to draw them in here.