5 Is the Perfect Number

In this stark, elegant graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly, Italian cartoonist Igort crafts a noir meditation on memory and violence set in 1970s Naples. Following a retired hitman drawn back into the criminal underworld, the story unfolds through fragmented, cinematic panels that echo the cold precision of its protagonist. A singular, self-contained work first published in 2003, it stands as a masterful example of European crime comics, blending melancholy atmosphere with brutal, understated storytelling.