The Perineum Technique #[nn]

Ruppert & Mulot bring their distinctive ligne-claire sensibility to this 2019 Fantagraphics release, with a cover depicting a masked man in a brown jacket and a masked blonde woman in a pink dress standing amid a crowd of partygoers in a teal-toned interior. The atmosphere is cool and slightly mysterious — masquerade-adjacent, with a chandelier glimmering in the background and figures moving through what feels like a charged social ritual. Colored by Isabelle Merlet, the palette gives the whole scene an elegant, slightly unsettling stillness that hints at the duo's trademark blend of deadpan wit and quiet provocation.