Back to Perdition #1

A dark and unsettling opening chapter from the French publisher Vents d'Ouest, Back to Perdition announces itself with a cover that immediately commands attention — a writhing mass of crocodiles, their armored scales and pale eyes rendered in visceral, murky detail by the team of Marie and Vanders. The blood-red stains scattered among the tangle of reptilian bodies set a tone that is unmistakably grim and atmospheric. If this 2010 series has damnation on its mind, the cover leaves no doubt that it plans to earn every bit of that title.