Rider on the storm #1

Rain-slicked Brussels streets set the mood for this 2013 Belgian graphic novel opener, as a helmeted rider on a heavy motorcycle weaves through city traffic while a police Volkswagen Beetle closes in from behind — the Atomium just barely visible on the grey horizon. Géro and Baudouin Deville deliver a cover that crackles with urban tension, all wet cobblestones, tram lines, and the kind of pursuit energy that makes you want to turn the page immediately.