La Ville qui n'existait pas

Set in a surreal, labyrinthine city that defies geography and logic, La Ville qui n'existait pas is a single-issue French graphic novel from Les Humanoïdes Associés, launched in 1990. Written and drawn by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters—the celebrated duo behind the Cités obscures cycle—this work distills their signature architectural fantasy into a self-contained, dreamlike mystery. Its one-shot format makes it a perfect, concentrated entry point into their shared universe of impossible cities and hidden histories.