Façades #20

Part of Éditions Polystyrène's elegant Collection Façades series, this twentieth installment brings Benoît Preteseille's vision to bear on the world of Sarah Bernhardt. The cover is quietly striking — a deep teal panel dominated by an ornate Art Nouveau doorway or curtained portal, its elaborate carvings crowned by two facing theatrical masks and adorned with intertwined foliage and a monogrammed "SB" medallion at its heart. It's a beautifully restrained 2022 entry that promises the same thoughtful graphic sensibility that has made this series a distinctive presence in French independent comics.