Sangsues #5

Volume 5 of Daisuke Imai's Sangsues wraps its French-language run with a cover that perfectly captures the series' unsettling atmosphere — a young woman in a vivid red outfit strikes a languid, almost defiant pose against a stark, architecturally sparse background rendered in cool greys. The bold contrast between her striking red clothing and the muted urban geometry behind her gives the image an eerie, stylized tension that Casterman's 2016 presentation carries with quiet confidence.