Arsène Lupin, gentleman inbreker, tegen Sherlock Holmes #1

The cover of this 2022 Dutch-language album from Dark Dragon Books sets the stage perfectly: a sharply dressed Arsène Lupin strides forward in top hat, tails, and sweeping red cape, pistol in hand, his silhouette cast dramatically against a warm, deep-red background. It's a striking visual promise of the clash announced by the title — gentleman thief versus the world's greatest detective — brought to life by the crisp linework and coloring of Alain Janolle and Delf. With Jérôme Félix and Mariella Manfré crafting the story, this first installment of the two-part arc looks like a genuinely stylish take on one of fiction's most beloved rivalries.