Beaux Rivages

Patrick Cothias and artist Erik Juszezak collaborated on this brief but vivid two-issue series for Dargaud, set in the interwar period at a glamorous but mysterious seaside resort. The story weaves intrigue and romance among the guests and staff of the Beaux Rivages hotel, exploring hidden desires and dark secrets beneath the sun-drenched surface. Though short-lived, the series stands out for Juszezak’s lush, atmospheric artwork and Cothias’s deft character work, capturing a specific European comic sensibility of the mid-1990s.