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A French-language edition from Éditions Delcourt, Local by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly captures the restless energy of urban wandering with striking immediacy. The cover draws the eye from a close-up of denim-clad legs and worn sneakers on a bench down to a lone figure hurrying along a rain-slicked street lined with iron railings and old brick buildings, a flock of birds scattering overhead. Ryan Kelly's detailed linework gives the everyday cityscape a quiet, lived-in poetry that perfectly suits this intimate, grounded series.