Borgia #2

The creative partnership of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Milo Manara brings its lavish Renaissance intrigue to a third volume, with Manara's cover presenting three striking figures against a deep violet backdrop — a noblewoman in rich blue velvet, a woman adorned with gold jewelry draped in white, and a fully armored knight standing sentinel behind them, spear in hand. The tension between opulence and menace is immediate, the composition balancing courtly elegance with an undercurrent of danger that feels wholly characteristic of the Borgia world. For fans of historically charged European comics with sumptuous, painterly artwork, this 2008 Drugstore/Glénat release makes a compelling addition to the series.