Le Spirit #[nn]

"L'origine du Spirit" delivers a chilling, noir-tinged mystery in this 2021 black-and-white issue, where Mrs. Paraffin’s confession to her husband’s murder unravels in a way that defies belief—her claim that she dissolved him with a chemical leaves Detective Dolan questioning not just her guilt, but the very nature of what he’s seeing. Written by Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer, and Patrick Marcel, and illustrated with stark precision by Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti—whose inks and colors by Laura Martin and letters by Philippe Poirier heighten the tension—this story is a masterclass in atmosphere and unease. The cover, penciled and inked by Will Eisner, captures the eerie stillness of a secret too terrible to be real.