Blake en Mortimer #24

A dramatic shaft of light cuts across the stone steps on André Juillard's cover as a standing man in a beige coat looks on while a red-haired woman in blue crouches to examine scattered objects — including what appears to be a small figurine — on the ground. This 2016 Dutch-language entry in the long-running Blake en Mortimer series, written by Yves Sente, promises mystery and discovery with its title Het Testament van William S. Juillard's clean ligne claire style gives the scene an atmosphere of quiet urgency that fans of the series will find immediately appealing.