Au Cœur du monde #[nn]

Published by L'Association in 1991, this French album from Fabio presents a wonderfully spare, graphic sensibility right on its cover — a loose, expressive figure leaning intently into what appears to be a trumpet or horn, musical notes drifting outward in a few simple strokes. The cream background and bold purple palette give the whole thing an effortlessly cool, almost jazz-poster energy. *Au Cœur du Monde* ("At the Heart of the World") is a lovely early entry from L'Association, the independent publisher that was quietly reshaping French alternative comics at the time.