Ushijima - L'usurier de l'ombre #21

Volume 21 of Shōhei Manabe's gritty manga series presents a striking cover rendered in stark black, white, and grey — a heavyset man in a hooded jacket stands with arms crossed in front of a rugged SUV, radiating quiet menace against an urban backdrop. The muted palette, punctuated by splashes of deep teal, gives the whole image a cold, almost clinical tension that perfectly suits this unflinching look at Japan's underground lending world. Published by Dargaud under the Big Kana imprint in 2013, this French edition continues to bring Manabe's uncompromising vision to European readers.