Arsène Lupin #3

Takashi Morita's manga adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's gentleman-burglar reaches its third volume, and this Art Deco-framed cover makes an immediate impression: a sharp-featured Lupin dominates the foreground, pipe in hand, while a second, shadowed figure tips a top hat in the background — two faces of the same elusive schemer. The rich crimson palette and gold ornamental border give the whole thing a confident, old-world elegance that suits France's most charming thief perfectly.