Created by a Paris-based animator who grew up in China reading classic Japanese manga, and inspired by an episode in Patti Smith's M Train dealing with the gathering of a small, obscure (and mysterious) society, Last Chance to Find Duke relates the story of Insect Researcher No. 063, who has one last chance to find "Duke," a rare species of cricket whose sounds/songs evoke jazz syncopations.  The fate of his funding through The Institute for Studying Extraordinary Creatures hangs in the balance...

This 150mm x 210mm (roughly 6" x 8") French-flapped softcover volume reads right-to-left (manga style), is printed on heavy, cream colored stock, and runs 216 pages.  Rendered throughout in shaded pencil drawings with subtle under-color.  Nice!