Et l'île s'embrasa #[nn]

The deep crimson cover of Et l'île s'embrasa ("And the Island Caught Fire") immediately announces itself as something distinctive — John Vasquez Mejias renders a landscape of small houses and tree-covered hills in a striking woodcut-print style, all white lines against red, with billowing clouds of smoke rising dramatically above the village below. Published by Ici-bas in 2023, the intricate geometric patterning that frames the scene gives the whole composition a folk-art warmth that makes the looming conflagration feel both mythic and deeply human. A genuinely arresting piece of visual storytelling before you've even opened the cover.