Rio #2

The second volume of Louise Garcia and Corentin Rouge's gritty French-language series plants readers squarely in the heart of Rio's favelas, and Rouge's cover sets the tone immediately — a towering armed figure dominates the foreground, dual weapons in hand, while two more armed men stand at a distance against a sprawling hillside shantytown bathed in harsh sunlight. It's a tense, sun-bleached composition that captures the precarious world the title promises to explore in "Les yeux de la Favela" — the eyes of the favela. Published by Glénat in 2016, this is grounded, atmospheric bande dessinée that earns its unease.