Les Chasseurs d'écume #7

The seventh volume of Les Chasseurs d'écume brings readers to 1946 with "La Guerre de la Bolinche," and the cover sets a quietly compelling tone: a determined young woman stands at the harbor's edge, her expression steady and resolute, while a group of fishermen lingers in the background beside moored sailboats beneath a dusky, bird-scattered sky. Debois and Fino render the postwar Atlantic fishing world with understated atmosphere, the muted palette of greys, pinks, and browns speaking to both the beauty and the hardship of life on these shores. This 2017 Glénat release looks to be a richly grounded chapter in a series that clearly takes its historical setting seriously.