Soledad #2

Tito's quietly compelling rural drama continues with La Cible, the second volume of Soledad from Casterman. The cover brings two weathered men face to face against an open countryside — one in a flat cap and work shirt, the other in a striped shirt, both carrying the kind of guarded tension that speaks volumes without a word. It's the sort of grounded, human storytelling that made French-language bande dessinée from 2000 so rewarding to seek out.