Le Pendule de Foucault

In a single, dense volume published by Glénat in 2012, this graphic novel adaptation distills Umberto Eco's labyrinthine novel into a visual format. The series, which remains open-ended, is most associated with its creators' efforts to translate the book's intricate web of conspiracy, history, and esoteric knowledge into sequential art. It matters as a bold, European attempt to render a famously unadaptable literary masterpiece for a new medium.