London calling #1

Set against the moody, rain-slicked streets of a dimly lit London neighborhood, this first volume from Sylvain Runberg and Phicil opens with a young woman pausing on a narrow alley doorstep, the city's brick terraces looming behind her in deep shadow and amber light. The subtitle La Promesse d'Érasme hints at secrets waiting to unfold, and Phicil's atmospheric linework gives the city an almost living, watchful presence. A compelling start to what promises to be a richly human story rooted in the streets of the British capital, published by Futuropolis in 2007.