Baby's in black #[nn]

Two figures rendered in Arne Bellstorf's striking monochromatic style gaze outward from a deep black background — a young man and a young woman, their pale faces and dark clothing lending the cover an air of quiet melancholy and 1960s cool. The hand-lettered title, *Baby's in Black*, sweeps boldly across the image in loose, brushed white strokes, announcing this as the story of Astrid Kirchherr and Stuart Sutcliffe. Bellstorf's artwork has an intimate, almost dreamlike quality that makes this 2012 graphic novel feel like a love letter rendered in ink and shadow.