Love in Vain

Set against the gritty backdrop of early rock and roll, this starkly beautiful graphic novel from French publisher Glénat traces the short, explosive life of blues legend Robert Johnson. Writer Jean-Michel Dupont and artist Mezzo craft a moody, almost wordless journey through the Mississippi Delta, using Mezzo’s haunting, charcoal-like art to capture both the man and his myth. A singular, critically admired work, it stands as a powerful meditation on the price of genius and the birth of American music.