Malefosse #6

A hulking, fur-clad figure grips a wide-eyed, grotesquely masked character by the scruff of the neck against a snowy, desolate backdrop — it's a striking image that sets a tense, folkloric mood right from the cover. François Dermaut's detailed linework and rich coloring bring a raw, unsettling energy to this sixth chapter of Malefosse, titled after the Tschäggättä, the fearsome masked figures of Alpine carnival tradition. Daniel Bardet and Dermaut's long-running series ventures somewhere genuinely atmospheric with this 2022 installment.