Berlin #22

Jason Lutes's long-running portrait of Weimar-era Berlin reaches its 22nd chapter, and the cover's striking geometric design — bold red, black, and white shapes evoking the graphic sensibility of 1920s European modernism — sets the mood perfectly. The stark simplicity of a white circle against that divided red-and-black field feels both elegant and quietly ominous, much like the city itself at the edge of history. Published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2018, this penultimate installment of Lutes's meticulously crafted series is a testament to how powerfully restrained design can carry tremendous weight.