À mains nues #2

Against a swirling crimson background, Clément Oubrerie's cover art for this second volume places a determined young woman at its center — round spectacles on her face, and a band around her cap that reads "Je veux voter" (I want to vote), a quiet declaration worn with unmistakable resolve. Written by Leïla Slimani and illustrated by Oubrerie, À mains nues brings together two major French creative voices in a graphic narrative with women's rights and suffrage clearly at its heart. A compelling, beautifully rendered work from Les Arènes BD that announces its intentions right on the cover.