Adriatica #[nn]

A uniformed officer stands with quiet resolve against a hazy Adriatic skyline — domes and bell towers rendered in muted violet watercolor — while a wheeling flock of seagulls fills the sky above him. The restrained, painterly cover sets a melancholy, historically charged atmosphere that feels immediately distinctive among European bande dessinée. Published by Mosquito in 2017, Adriatica promises the kind of measured, evocative storytelling that rewards patient readers.