Le Rayon de la mort

A single, oversized album from the French publisher Cornélius, Le Rayon de la mort is a standalone graphic novel rather than an ongoing series, published in 2010. It adapts the classic science-fiction serial by Gustave Le Rouge, channeling its early 20th-century pulp energy through a modern, meticulous line. The work is most associated with its artist and co-writer, who brings a distinct, woodcut-inspired visual style to this tale of a mad scientist's deadly ray. This volume matters as a striking, self-contained example of how European comics can reanimate vintage genre fiction with contemporary graphic artistry.