Lefranc #34

The thirty-fourth volume of Jacques Martin's long-running Lefranc series takes the blond adventurer westward in "La route de Los Angeles," brought to life in 2023 by writer François Corteggiani and artist Christophe Alvès. The cover sets a sun-drenched, mid-century mood perfectly: Lefranc strides urgently along a palm-lined coastal road as a sleek red Lincoln Continental pulls past him toward a bright hotel on the hillside. Alvès captures both the open-road glamour and the underlying tension that has always made this Franco-Belgian series such a compelling ride.