Les tribulations d'Alphonse Madiba dit Daudet #[nn]

From L'Harmattan BD, this 2016 Franco-African bande dessinée introduces us to Alphonse Madiba dit Daudet through a cover that immediately sets his world in vivid relief — a weary man in a dress shirt, briefcase at his feet, crouching beside a muddy stream running through a crowded, sun-drenched neighborhood while life carries on behind him. The contrast between his formal attire and his surroundings tells a quietly powerful story all on its own. Created by Edimo and Al Mata, this looks like exactly the kind of grounded, humanist storytelling that francophone BD does so well.