La Petite Mort #1

From Davy Mourier comes this charming and darkly whimsical French-language album from Delcourt — La Petite Mort presents Death not as a fearsome specter but as an utterly endearing tiny figure, scythe in hand, peering out from an ornate gothic mirror frame on a stark black cover. The contrast between the cute, wide-eyed Grim Reaper and the elegantly morbid framing makes for a cover that's hard to look away from. Published in 2013, this is a genuinely fresh take on mortality that promises wit and heart in equal measure.