Spirit #3

In "Le dernier tramway," Crauley boards the final trolley of the night, confident he’s pulled off the perfect crime—only to find his grip on reality slipping as paranoia and stress unravel the careful plan he thought was flawless. Written by a mysterious hand and illustrated with sharp, moody precision, this 7-page tale from Spirit #3 (1987) captures a mind unraveling in the quiet claustrophobia of a moving city.

In "Qui a tué Cox Robin ?", the Spirit, confined to a room, races against time to unravel a murder mystery using only a single photograph of the crime scene, snapped by Commissioner Dolan. With no direct access to the case, he must piece together clues from the image alone, testing his legendary instincts in a high-stakes game of deduction.

In "L’évasion," Rabbit O’Hare, Sonny Boyed, and Cracker Barrel make a desperate break from prison, driven by a shared sense of fate and the unknown. The story unfolds with tense, grounded urgency as the trio navigates the blurred line between escape and destiny.

In "Black Alley," the Spirit finds himself targeted by a cold-blooded assassin hired by the city’s underworld bosses—someone whose methods are as icy as his reputation. Written by a master of noir tension and brought to life with stark, shadow-drenched art, this 7-page tale unfolds in the grimy underbelly of a city where every alley hides a secret.

In "L’Affaire du Gros Sniff [The Big Sneeze Caper]," private detective Ebony White takes on a case that’s as absurd as it is urgent: stopping the kidnapping of a diaper-wearing baby, all while the baby’s babysitter insists on keeping the whole thing perfectly calm. With a mix of deadpan humor and offbeat suspense, this seven-page satire turns a simple babysitting gig into a chaotic, unexpectedly tangled mystery.