Rendered in vivid watercolour where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, "The Wrong Place" revolves around oft-absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, Angouleme-winner Brecht Evens' first English graphic novel captures the strange chemistry of social interaction as easily as he portrays the fragmented nature of identity.
