House Of Women

"Following up 2015’s The Oven, Sophie Goldstein continues to put a fresh spin on sci-fi with her Aubrey Beardsley-influenced style. In this cryptic graphic novel, intergalactic travelers in heavy gowns – or are they habits? – and the four-eyed aliens they’re studying are depicted as thick, flowing masses of black and white. That makes it all the creepier when the planet itself seems to rebel against the new arrivals. Goldstein’s art reflects the look of woodcuts and Art Nouveau – a beautiful departure for an explorers-and-aliens tale."