Griffu

Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jacques Tardi, two giants of French crime and graphic storytelling, collaborated on this single, potent album for Casterman. Griffu presents a hardboiled noir thriller, its taut, cynical prose brought to life by Tardi's unmistakably gritty and expressive ligne claire style. This 1996 work stands as a key artifact of the French néo-polar movement, a masterclass in brutal, economical storytelling from two creators at the peak of their powers.