L'incroyable histoire du sexe #1

A sweeping, playful overview of sexuality in Western history, L'incroyable histoire du sexe – Livre I: En Occident arrives from Les Arènes BD with unmistakable confidence — and earned it, drawing praise from The Guardian as "irreverent and fascinating." The cover, created by Philippe Brenot and Laetitia Coryn, sets the tone immediately: a swirling line-art tableau of intertwined figures drawn from across the ages shares space with smaller vignettes — a nude couple that evokes Adam and Eve, a dramatically posed Baroque scene, and two figures reclining playfully in nature. Published in 2020, this French-language graphic work approaches its sprawling subject with wit and genuine curiosity, making it an inviting entry point for anyone drawn to history told with both rigor and a knowing smile.