Magasin general #1

The opening volume of Magasin Général introduces readers to a quiet, intimate world brought to life by writers Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp. The cover, pencilled by Loisel and inked by Tripp, draws us into a rustic general store where a dark-haired young woman — Marie herself — stands in the foreground cradling a small bunch of wildflowers and a jar, her expression thoughtful and a little melancholy, while a black cat sits at her feet and two figures converse near an old automobile visible through the open doorway behind her. Published by Casterman in 2006, this Franco-Belgian series promises a warm, human portrait of small-town life rendered with real tenderness and craft.