Route 78

Route 78, a French series from Delcourt launched in 2015, is a taut, one-issue thriller set on a desolate stretch of highway. The story follows a lone driver whose routine journey becomes a nightmarish ordeal when a mysterious hitchhiker and a string of unsettling events trap him in a cycle of paranoia and violence. Though brief, the series is a tight, atmospheric exercise in suspense, showcasing the publisher's knack for concise, character-driven European genre comics.