Pietrolino #1

Against a sweep of deep crimson curtains, a gaunt, melancholy figure in a white costume and tall top hat clutches a small red object — a performer poised between worlds, his elongated shadow stretching behind him like a second, darker self. Jodorowsky and Boiscommun set an immediate mood of theatrical mystery with this haunting image, blending circus atmosphere with something far more unsettling. Published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2007, Pietrolino announces itself as a book that uses the stage as a lens for something deeply human.