Aria #18

Published in 1996 by Dupuis under the Spotlight imprint, this eighteenth entry in Michel Weyland's beloved Aria series brings the fierce barbarian warrior front and center in a moment of raw, wild intensity. The cover shows Aria snarling with bared teeth, sword raised and outstretched hand clawing forward, her white hair blazing around her like a storm — all of it captured under the striking title Woedende Venus ("Furious Venus"). It's a vivid, close-up portrait that reminds readers exactly why this long-running Belgian series has kept Aria such a compelling and untamed presence in European comics.