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Claire Roquigny's Pudique arrives from Éditions de L'iconoclaste with a cover that immediately sets its quietly contemplative tone: a young woman with long blonde hair walks along a sandy beach, nude and unhurried, clutching a small bundle of seaweed, while an open shell rests in the sand behind her and a calm sea stretches to the horizon. Roquigny's loose, expressive line work gives the scene a disarming warmth — neither provocative nor self-conscious, just gently, honestly human. This 2023 French-language release looks like exactly the kind of personal, intimate graphic novel that lingers with you long after the last page.