Arcanes #4

The fourth volume of Pécau, Kovačević, Damour, and Rabarot's supernatural thriller series finds its two leads — a sunglasses-wearing man leveling a revolver and an FBI agent brandishing a pair of pistols — standing back-to-back against a fiery, smoke-wreathed darkness shot through with ominous organic shapes. "Le Cercle de Patmos 1/2" promises that whatever threat looms behind them in 2005 is big enough to demand two installments. The cover's tense, action-ready composition and smoldering palette make this a compelling entry point into one of Delcourt's more atmospheric genre series.