Contes de la désolation #2
This second volume of Contes de la désolation continues Lewis Trondheim's darkly humorous and introspective series, collecting a new set of short stories that blend fantasy and existential reflection. Published by L'Association, the book further explores the strange, melancholic world introduced in the first volume, with Trondheim's distinctive cartooning and narrative style.
In Contes de la désolation #2, a man returns to the stark landscapes of his northern childhood, drawn back by memories and silence. There, he encounters a woman from his past who confesses her enduring love—and then asks him to kill her husband. Written and illustrated entirely by Vincent Vanoli, this haunting, intimate story unfolds with quiet intensity, its power rooted in the weight of unspoken histories and impossible choices. The cover, also by Vanoli, captures the mood with a stark, melancholic elegance.
In the quiet, mist-laden basins of the North, a man returns to the place of his childhood only to be met by a woman who once loved him. She leads him to her home with a quiet intensity, asking him to end her marriage in a way that leaves both of them forever changed.
In "null," Pepino returns from the Ligurie hills without his village, haunted by a love that was undone by the mysterious "double valley." The story unfolds with quiet intensity, tracing the weight of absence and the quiet grief of a journey that changed everything—without ever revealing what was lost.
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