Milan K. #1

From Les Humanoïdes Associés, this 2009 French-language album launches the Milan K. series with the first chapter, "Le Prix de la Survie" ("The Price of Survival"). Corentin's cover sets the tone immediately: a broad-shouldered man in a blazer stands behind a young blond teenager in a Rolling Stones tee, both viewed from behind, as scattered banknotes and a handgun fill the air around them — a quietly charged image that suggests danger, money, and an uneasy alliance. Writer Sam Timel and the multi-talented Corentin, who handles every aspect of the art, make this opening volume one to seek out for fans of taut, stylish European thriller comics.