Aliénor, la Légende noire #1

Part of Delcourt's "Les Reines de Sang" (Queens of Blood) series, this 2012 French graphic novel opens the story of Aliénor with striking visual confidence. The cover, with art by Carlos Gomez, presents a crowned queen in rich crimson and gold robes standing tall and composed amid a landscape of smoldering ruins and fiery destruction — a figure of unmistakable authority against the chaos behind her. It's a beautifully rendered introduction to what promises to be a bold, dramatic exploration of a legendary figure.