Guirlanda #[nn]

Lorenzo Mattotti's stark, beautifully rendered black-and-white cover for Guirlanda immediately pulls you in — a small, hunched figure perches atop what appears to be an enormous, dark creature, its massive form dominating the composition with dense crosshatched ink. The contrast between the tiny, vulnerable silhouette above and the hulking, shadowy mass below sets a quietly unsettling yet deeply compelling tone. Published by Casterman in 2017, this French-language volume showcases Mattotti's mastery of expressive line work at its most atmospheric.