Mesrine - L'évasion impossible

In this taut 2008 one-shot from Casterman, the legendary French gangster Jacques Mesrine attempts his most audacious breakout yet. Written by Jean-Michel Dupont and illustrated by Étienne Le Roux, the comic zeroes in on a single, harrowing chapter of Mesrine's criminal career with a documentary-like intensity. It matters as a focused, European true-crime graphic novel that strips the outlaw myth to its raw, claustrophobic essence.