Façades #2

The second entry in Éditions Polystyrène's Collection Façades series, Le Combientième arrives from Adrien Houillère and Léo Duquesne with a cover as quietly arresting as it is elegant — a single Art Nouveau-style door, rendered in pale sage lines against a deep teal ground, its arched fanlight radiating outward like a frozen burst of light. That ornate handle and the small intercom panel beside the frame give it a lived-in specificity, as though this particular door belongs to a very particular story. A thoughtful, beautifully designed 2017 release for readers who appreciate comics that treat even their covers as considered architectural statements.