Synopsis
An exquisitely drawn exploration of three lost souls' emotional terrain
As night falls in the City of Belgium, three strangers in their late twenties—a most dangerous age—arrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife, who’s already settled in Berlin, before trying to make plans with friends for one last night on the town. No...
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01 June 2021
9781770463424Reviews
“Evens is a master of crowd scenes and colour, and his psychedelic symphony bleeds into a pensive, washed-out dawn that suggests that even the wildest trips must end sometime.” —James Smart, The Guardian Best Graphic Novels of 2021
“Through it all, the city itself looms as a character, seething with alluring colors and nightclub denizens on the prowl, and the promise of salvation (or damnation)... Fans of Olivier Schrauwen and other... avant-garde comics will be amply rewarded.” —Publishers Weekly
“Evens' eye-popping art and unexpected story mimic the feel of a wild night out, with readers never anticipating his next page.” —Booklist
“Reading this book from Belgium’s Brecht Evens is like spending a night roaming the streets of Antwerp hopped up on drugs.” —London Free Press Top Comics of 2021
“An intoxicating, meticulously painted graphic novel, The City of Belgium is a technicolor carnival, a visual and formal masterwork that confidently upends conventions with its dazzling artistry.” —Rain Taxi
