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The Drawing of Secret is the second brain-teasing masterpiece by Marc-Antoine Mathieu, an artistic experiment that pushes the boundaries of comics.

Mathieu uses a minimalist visual language to construct an immense labyrinth, where an anonymous figure follows inexplicable arrows, traversing from one dimension to multiple, from the microcosm to the macrocosm...

Even among Mathieu's works, Direction stands out as unique: wordless, yet profoundly expressive. The original work had no words; the title was simply an arrow "→", and the title "Sens" was only added upon publication—it can mean both "direction" and "meaning."

Direction has no "words," but it has its own language. Readers are invited to unleash their imagination and independent thought to decipher the author's code and hear his perspective on the absurd.

Marc-Antoine Mathieu, born in Angers, France, in 1959, is a distinctive master of art comics in Europe. His works have received numerous accolades, including the "Coup de Coeur" and "Best Story" awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the "Best Work" award at the Sierre Comics Festival in Switzerland, and the "Best Critics Award" from the Association of Comics Critics and Journalists. Deeply influenced by modernist literature and existentialist philosophy, his works are characterized by their bizarre imagination and experimental nature, with each piece offering a fresh experience for comic enthusiasts.