The Complete Crepax #7

The seventh volume in Fantagraphics' handsome hardcover series collecting Guido Crepax's landmark body of work, Erotic Stories, Part 1 showcases his unmistakable linework right on the cover — two reclining figures entwined on a bed of green grass, rendered in his characteristically elegant, sensuous style. Crepax's draftsmanship, with its precise yet fluid forms and warm, restrained palette of olive, red, and soft skin tones, makes even the cover a small gallery piece. For readers already devoted to this ongoing collection or those finally diving in with this 2022 edition, volume seven is a beautifully produced entry point into one of European comics' most distinctive artistic visions.