Mister Mammoth #1

The cover of this first volume sets a wonderfully moody tone: a heavyset figure in a fedora and overcoat looms in the foreground, his face marked by an unsettling, glowing crack, while behind him a vintage television flickers in a dim, spare room. Matt Kindt and Jean-Denis Pendanx collaborate on this atmospheric French-language noir from Futuropolis, and the palette of deep browns, amber, and purple gives the whole image a slow-burn, retro-sinister quality that feels right at home in 2022's bandes dessinées landscape. If shadowy mysteries and visually striking character design are your thing, Mister Mammoth Tome 1/2 looks like a compelling place to start.