Oorlog en liefde #4

A wintry European street sets a quietly tense mood on this Casterman album, where a young woman named Katarina — clutching what appears to be a letter or small book — walks forward with guarded composure while uniformed soldiers loom behind her in the snow-dusted background. The atmosphere of occupation and unease practically radiates from the muted palette of grays and browns that Beuriot and Richelle bring to this fourth volume of Oorlog en Liefde (War and Love). A compelling visual introduction to what promises to be an intimate, emotionally charged story set against the backdrop of wartime.