Gabrielle #[nn]

Published by Soleil in 2001, this French album introduces Gabrielle, a wide-eyed young girl in elaborate, ruffled armor who tumbles through a crumbling stone wall — her expression caught somewhere between determination and alarm. Looming behind her is a grotesque, hulking creature of bone and shadow, lending the cover an air of dark fantasy that feels at once fairy-tale delicate and genuinely unsettling. Artist Kara's intricate linework and muted violet palette make this a visually striking entry in the Soleil catalog.