Bloodline #4

The fourth installment of this French thriller series from Vents d'Ouest carries a cover that immediately commands attention — a hulking, gloved man crouches protectively over a young girl, both figures set against an ominous red circular design that hints at danger close at hand. The tagline, "Plus que les témoins d'un massacre, ils en sont la clé…" ("More than witnesses to a massacre, they hold the key…"), sets a tense, conspiratorial mood that runs through every line of Varanda, Ange, and Valton's work here. If you've been following this series since 2002, issue #4 promises to deepen the stakes between these two unlikely figures bound together by something far darker than circumstance.