La Nef des fous #3

The third volume of Turf's La Nef des fous arrives with "Turbulences," and this 1997 Delcourt release signals something beautifully unsettling from its very cover. A lone figure in a striking red-and-white polka-dot costume stands in a snow-covered courtyard, their elongated shadow stretching across the frozen ground toward the viewer, while a fantastical blue-tinted castle looms against a star-filled night sky behind them. Turf's artwork balances whimsy and solitude with real elegance, making this an intriguing addition to one of French comics' more imaginatively designed series of 1997.