Aliénor, la Légende noire #5

Part of Delcourt's *Les Reines de Sang* series, this fifth volume of *Aliénor, la Légende Noire* arrives with a cover that commands attention: a red-gowned Aliénor stands resolute on the deck of a storm-tossed ship, green cloak whipping behind her as crashing waves and driving rain rage all around. The sheer composure on her face against that violent sea says everything about the kind of queen this series has been building toward. Carlos Gomez handles art, inks, and colors here, and the result — all deep crimson against churning grey waters — is genuinely striking work from a creator firing on all cylinders in 2016.