Blau ist eine warme Farbe #[nn]

Julie Maroh's Blau ist eine warme Farbe — the German edition published by Splitter Verlag in 2016 — announces itself with quiet, arresting confidence. The cover depicts a figure seen from behind, bare-shouldered and turned slightly in profile, their voluminous blue-green curls rendered in fluid, expressive linework that makes color feel almost tactile. It's a beautifully intimate image, and a fitting introduction to a graphic novel whose very title reminds us that blue, despite everything, is a warm color.