Vibrantly rendered in Brecht Evens’s swirling watercolors, The City of Belgium continues the critically acclaimed streak of graphic novels he began with The Wrong Place, The Making Of, and Panther. Each has a series of adventures that reveal them to be teetering on the edge between lucid dream and tooth-grinding nightmare.
The three careen through the city’s nightlife spots and underbelly, chasing pleasure-or at least a few distractions from the thrum of the humdrum. Rodolphe is consoled by a friend and snaps out of his funk, becoming the life of the party. Victoria is lively and energetic, but surrounded by friends and family who are buzzkills, always worrying about what is best for her. No one bites-they’re all busy, or maybe they just don’t want to party-but he’s determined to make this night something to remember. 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. An exquisitely drawn, sinuous exploration of the city after-hoursĪs night falls in the city of Belgium, three strangers in their late twenties-a most dangerous age-arrive at a popular restaurant.
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