Mâchefer

In this sly, three-issue series from Vents d'Ouest, writer Fred Duval and artist Sébastien Vastra craft a compact, atmospheric tale set in a gritty, near-future France. The story follows Mâchefer, a hard-bitten investigator navigating a world of conspiracy and decay, his every step shadowed by a pervasive sense of noir dread. Duval's taut scripting and Vastra's moody, expressive linework make this a sharp, underappreciated entry in early-2000s European genre comics.