Riviera #[nn]

Joann Sfar's Riviera arrives from Sonatine in 2023 as a moody, atmospheric work rendered in scratchy black-and-white ink with stark red lettering. The cover centers on a weary, middle-aged man — cigarette in hand, eyes closed, a Star of David pendant at his chest — set against a shadowy collage of the famed Hôtel Negresco and the sun-drenched yet melancholy Nice coastline. It's a portrait that feels deeply personal, promising the kind of introspective Mediterranean storytelling Sfar does so well.