Lynchages ordinaires #[nn]

A crowd scene rendered in striking blue and yellow tones sets the unsettling tone for this French graphic anthology from La Boîte à Bulles — a festive, carnival-like throng surrounds a figure adorned with vivid blue feathers and a bird mask, the contrast between celebration and menace immediate and thought-provoking. The cover art, signed by Ducré, Hoguet, Jézéquel, Chochois, and Denys, draws on that tension between the ordinary and the disturbing that the title Lynchages Ordinaires ("Ordinary Lynchings") promises. Published in 2021, this collaborative work looks to be a compelling and socially engaged read for fans of thoughtful, author-driven bande dessinée.