Sang noir #[nn]

A somber, striking cover sets the stage for Sang noir: La Catastrophe de Courrières, Jean-Luc Loyer's graphic account of the deadliest mining disaster in history — March 10, 1906, when 1,099 lives were lost at 6:30 in the morning. Three miners rendered in stark, shadowy tones emerge from the darkness, one holding a lamp that barely pushes back the black, their faces carrying the weight of what awaits them underground. Published by Futuropolis in 2013, this is a tribute in ink and memory to the people whose story deserves to be told.