Figurec #[nn]

Adapted from Fabrice Caro's novel, this 2007 Casterman release sees Christian De Metter bring Figurec to the graphic page with quiet, unsettling atmosphere. The cover distills that mood into a single arresting image: a face peering through a small circular opening — a peephole or porthole — bathed in warm amber tones, the expression hovering somewhere between curiosity and unease. It's an intimate, carefully composed piece that signals a story told in close quarters and human tension.