Mauro Caldi #2

Rome's legendary film studios set the stage for this second volume of Mauro Caldi, written by Denis Lapière with art by Michel Constant. The cover, illustrated by Constant, plants our young, headphone-wearing hero on a sun-drenched street corner, gazing upward as a plane crosses the sky — while behind him, the unmistakable Cinecittà entrance comes into view, complete with an Italian flag, a pair of suited figures, and an elegantly dressed woman in a polka-dot skirt strolling past. It's a beautifully composed scene that captures both the glamour and the wide-eyed wonder of stepping into the world of Italian cinema.