Mémoires de la guerre civile #1

The opening volume of Mémoires de la guerre civile sets a striking tone from its very first image: a lone figure stands on a rooftop platform amid billowing flames and smoke, gazing out over a sprawling, haze-choked cityscape that speaks of conflict on an urban scale. Marazano and Ponzio's collaboration for Dargaud delivers a cover that feels both intimate and vast — one person's quiet stance against a backdrop of civilizational upheaval. It's a compelling 2017 entry point into what promises to be a thoughtful, visually atmospheric series about war and its aftermath.