Van roken ga je dood #[nn]

Published by Bries in 2018, this Belgian graphic work by Thijs Desmet — whose title translates roughly to "Smoking Will Kill You" — announces itself with a cover as unsettling as it is darkly compelling. A blue-hooded, red-skulled figure sits on a sofa clutching what appears to be a pale, ghostly body, surrounded by scattered debris on the floor and a wallpaper of falling birds. Every line, from pencils to lettering, comes from Desmet's own hand, giving the whole thing a raw, singular vision that's hard to look away from.