Skin

Illustrated by Sabien Clement & Written by Mieke Versyp. Published by Fantagraphics 

Hardcover, 288 pages, Colour, 2025

This lyrical graphic novel paints a captivating portrait of two women in search of themselves. 

Feeling adrift after her daughter leaves the nest, Rita makes the audacious move to model nude for a live drawing class. There, she meets Esther, an artist who sees beyond the superficial and captures people’s true essences in her drawings. The two connect as kindred spirits, and their unexpected, yet endearing relationship teaches them to accept their eccentricities and feel comfortable in their own skin.