La Petite Bédéthèque des savoirs #10

Part of Le Lombard's La Petite Bédéthèque des savoirs series — compact graphic works that tackle big subjects with real intellectual ambition — this tenth volume brings together writer Laurent De Sutter and artist Agnès Maupré for Histoire de la Prostitution. Maupré's cover is immediately striking: a elegantly dressed woman in a flowing blue gown glances back over her shoulder, her posture poised between invitation and departure, rendered in a soft, painterly style that feels at once period-evocative and timeless. With De Sutter providing the text and Maupré handling every visual element herself — pencils, inks, color, and lettering — this 2016 release promises a thoughtfully crafted, visually cohesive exploration of a subject rarely treated with this kind of care.