Mandalay

In 2006, Les Humanoïdes Associés launched Mandalay, a four-issue series written by Philippe Thirault and illustrated by Butch Guice. Set against a richly imagined Southeast Asian backdrop, the story follows a French expatriate drawn into the shadowy world of opium smuggling and colonial intrigue. Thirault's taut narrative and Guice's atmospheric, detailed artwork combine to create a gripping, noir-tinged thriller that stands as a distinctive example of Franco-Belgian crime comics from the 2000s.