Creation #[nn]

Sylvia Nickerson's Creation arrives from Drawn & Quarterly with a cover that practically hums with energy — a soaring bird's-eye cityscape of glowing high-rise towers packed with tiny silhouetted figures going about their lives, the whole scene alive with hand-drawn hearts, stars, clouds, and bursts of pink, yellow, and blue doodles scattered like sparks across every surface. Perched at the center-top, a fluid, abstract figure reclines amid swirling color, presiding over it all like a muse above the urban sprawl. Nickerson's densely layered linework and watercolor warmth make this 2019 release feel like a love letter to cities, creativity, and the countless small human moments unfolding behind every lit window.