Solo #[nn]

A solitary figure sits hunched on a concrete block, head bowed and seemingly lost in thought, set against a sprawling wasteland of crumbling tower blocks and overgrown scrubland — Gilles Rochier's cover quietly radiates melancholy and urban desolation. Published by Casterman in 2019, Solo announces itself as an intimate, contemplative work through its spare, finely hatched linework rendered almost entirely in earthy brown and grey tones. If you're drawn to graphic novels that find humanity in forgotten spaces, this one makes a compelling case from its very first glance.