Adelin et Irina - Les conquérantes #[nn]

From Éditions du Tiroir comes this adult Franco-Belgian album pairing writers with artist Nico for a story steeped in an opulent, orientalist atmosphere. The cover presents a self-possessed blonde woman — adorned with a feathered headpiece, a crown-motif choker, and a jeweled ring — reclining across golden cushions with an open tome, while a fez-wearing servant bearing a tea service looks on from a latticed archway behind her. It's a lush, confident composition that signals *Les Conquérantes* has no shortage of attitude or visual ambition.