Juan Solo

Juan Solo, published by Arboris from 1997 to 2002, is a four-issue painted series defined by the lush, atmospheric artwork of Georges Bess. The story follows a young man's brutal journey through a lawless, drug-fueled underworld, rendered with a visceral intensity that makes every panel feel like a fever dream. Bess’s singular, painterly vision is the driving force here, elevating a gritty crime narrative into something hauntingly beautiful and deeply unsettling. It stands as a striking example of European graphic storytelling at its most raw and visually ambitious.