Simak #2

The second volume of Jerry Frissen and Jean-Michel Ponzio's Simak series — subtitled Jeux Mortels — arrives with a striking cover that positions a determined young man at the center, leveling a heavy revolver directly at the viewer, with a sharp-featured antagonist looming behind him and a confident young woman to the left, while a fourth figure lurks in shadow below. Published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2020, the series blends the sleek aesthetic of science-fiction thriller with what looks like a cast full of dangerous agendas. If the moody, Earth-from-orbit backdrop and that cluster of tense faces are any indication, Jeux Mortels (Deadly Games) fully earns its subtitle.