Black Birds #1

A sleek black jet — numbered "7" and bristling with Cold War menace — tears across a turbulent sky as explosions bloom in the distance behind it, setting the stage perfectly for this French-language aviation thriller. Subtitled Les ailes secrètes de la C.I.A., this opening chapter, "Idealist," promises a world of clandestine aerial operations where the CIA's hidden air arm operates in the shadows. Brought to life in 2011 by Patrice Buendia, Giuseppe De Luca, and Katty Formaggio, Black Birds launches with a cover that captures both the elegance and danger of secret Cold War flight.