Little Tulip #[nn]

The spare, striking cover of Little Tulip says everything without saying a word — a bare male torso dominates the frame, its skin marked by a meticulously detailed tattoo of a skull crowned with a tulip blossom and encircled by thorns, rendered in François Boucq's precise, almost classical linework. It's a quietly arresting image that sets a tone of beauty laced with menace, entirely fitting for a collaboration between writer Jerome Charyn and the immensely talented Boucq. Published by Dover Publications in 2016, this graphic novel promises a story as intricate and carefully crafted as the ink etched across that chest.