Anorexie #[nn]

Pascal Croci's Anorexie, published by Éditions Paquet, announces itself with striking restraint: a red-haired young woman rendered in delicate watercolor stands against a stark crimson field, her fishnet-clad limbs and knee-high boots forming an angular, almost fragile silhouette. The title's loose cursive script weaves directly through her body, making the word and the figure inseparable in a quietly powerful visual statement. This 2021 graphic work from Paquet promises the thoughtful, emotionally grounded storytelling that has long distinguished European bande dessinée at its most serious.