Love from the Shadows #[nn]

Gilbert Hernandez's Love from the Shadows from Fantagraphics is a striking 2011 release that leads with bold, confident typography — the title looming large against a stark white background, letting the words themselves do the heavy lifting. The minimalist cover design makes a quiet but assured statement, trusting Hernandez's name and the evocative title to draw readers in. At $19.99, this collected work arrives with the understated confidence of literary comics at their most assured.