Tonnerre Rampant

In the single-issue series Tonnerre Rampant (2002, Soleil), a lone, unnamed rider traverses a post-apocalyptic landscape, his path marked by thunderous silence and the weight of an unseen mission. Published by the French house Soleil, this stark, Western-inflected science fiction tale is most associated with writer and artist Jean-Pierre Pécau, whose minimalist storytelling and haunting visuals define its brief, atmospheric journey. Though only one issue was released, it stands as a distinctive, moody fragment of early-2000s European comics, offering a quiet meditation on survival and purpose in a broken world.