Adventures of Luther Arkwright #[nn]

Bryan Talbot's painted cover sets an arresting tone: a silver-haired figure in dark round glasses dominates the foreground, exuding quiet intensity against a backdrop of ornate onion-domed architecture and a looming airship cutting through stormy skies, with white doves scattered across the clouds. This 1997 Dark Horse collection of Talbot's acclaimed parallel-worlds saga comes with an introduction by Michael Moorcock, lending the volume an extra layer of speculative-fiction prestige. If you're drawn to richly imagined alternate histories rendered with meticulous craft, this is a handsome way to experience the full scope of the story.