Blek le Roc #2

This handsome 2016 hardcover collects Les Origines d'Occultis, the second volume of Jean-Yves Mitton's complete Blek le Roc anthology from Original Watts. The cover, rendered by Mitton himself, drops us into a candlelit wine cellar where a rugged frontiersman and a young boy take cover amid barrels of Pommard and Beaune, guns drawn and sparks flying, while a colorfully dressed figure tumbles to the floor in the chaos. At 22 EUR, it's a generous package for fans of Franco-Belgian adventure and a fine way to revisit this beloved series through Mitton's confident, expressive linework.