L'Arbre-coeur

In 1988, Belgian artist Comes launched L'Arbre-coeur for Casterman, a single-issue comic that stands as a singular, poetic meditation on the relationship between nature and humanity. Through Comes's distinctive, atmospheric artwork, the story centers on a mysterious heart-tree that becomes a silent witness to the cycles of life and death in a small village. Though brief, this self-contained work has quietly endured as a cult touchstone for its lyrical, wordless storytelling and its haunting, melancholy beauty.