Justine is a graphic novel: fragments or scenes laid out in sequence to form a narrative. In the same way, the reader is invited to unfold the book step by step and discover its twists and details. The second cover opens out into a poster, turning the discovery of the book into a physical act: the sheet unfolds in fragments that gradually form an image of strong aesthetic and narrative impact.
The cover is entirely black and minimal: only the title, the author’s name on the spine and the barcode, delicately printed. It is the opposite of an object of consumer desire. Paradoxically, the second cover is what catches the eye on the bookshop table: a bold, concise image built from a cut-out (a chained teddy bear) surrounded by other fragments of the story, in a chaos of graphic interference. In short, an apparent reality covering another, underlying one.
