La Nef des fous #5

The fifth installment of Turf's La Nef des fous carries the apt subtitle "Puzzle," and the cover captures a quietly melancholic scene: a small crowned figure in a red-and-white striped costume sits alone on a parquet floor, surrounded by scattered puzzle pieces and a few modest objects — an open box, a tiny sailboat, a stately red armchair nearby, and a painting on the amber-warm wall above. Every element of this 2005 Delcourt release is rendered by Turf in rich, golden tones that give the room an almost theatrical stillness. There's something genuinely touching about this solitary little jester-king amid the fragments, making you want to turn the page immediately.