Ogres #2

The second volume of Ogres from Soleil arrives with a cover that immediately commands attention: a poised, red-gowned woman with an auburn updo stands before a crumbling stone wall draped in ivy and cobwebs, her confident expression hinting at something far more dangerous beneath the elegant surface. The team of Alwett, Iggy, and Alizon sets a mood that is equal parts gothic atmosphere and dark fairy-tale glamour — all decay and beauty intertwined. If 2012's French comics scene had you searching for something with a genuinely unsettling edge, this is a fine place to look.