Les Contes d’Hoffmann #1

Drawn from the haunting tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann, this Delcourt/Ex-Libris edition opens the series with Le Violon de Crémone — and Tommy Redolfi's cover immediately sets the mood: a striking young woman in a dark gown plays a violin in what appears to be a shadowy, atmospheric attic or garret, candlelight and dusty beams framing her with an air of mystery and melancholy. The warm, sepia-toned illustration captures the Romantic-era strangeness at the heart of Hoffmann's world, promising readers something equal parts beautiful and unsettling.