Petite maman #[nn]

A delicate and affecting work from Halim, this Dargaud release announces itself with a cover of quiet emotional power — a young figure rendered in soft graphite tones, cradling a swirling constellation of tiny fish that drift across a muted blue-grey expanse. The interplay between the intimate, downward-turned face and those dispersing creatures gives the image a bittersweet, almost dreamlike quality that feels deeply personal. Petite maman is the kind of bande dessinée that draws you in with its stillness before you've even turned the first page.