The City Beneath Her Feet

In The City Beneath Her Feet (2024–present, DSTLRY), James Tynion IV and Elsa Charretier craft a hauntingly intimate horror story set in a decaying metropolis where a woman discovers a hidden subterranean world that mirrors her own fractured psyche. Across its two issues so far, the series uses Charretier’s expressive, shadow-drenched art to blur the line between urban decay and personal trauma, making every street corner feel like a threshold into the unknown. It matters as a focused, atmospheric debut from DSTLRY, showcasing how a tight creative partnership can build a dense, unsettling mythology from a single, lonely perspective.