Bouncer #10

Against a burning amber backdrop, François Boucq's cover for this 2018 Dutch-language installment of Bouncer brings together three imposing Western figures — a shadowy gunman in a wide-brimmed hat, a tall steely-eyed man at center, and a grinning outlaw brandishing a revolver — looming over a tattooed woman whose ornate facial markings make her a striking, enigmatic presence. The title, "Het vervloekte goud" ("The Cursed Gold"), promises the kind of gritty, morally charged frontier drama the series does so well. Boucq's linework, inked with confident precision and warmed by Alexandre Boucq's rich gold-and-shadow palette, makes this tenth chapter look every bit as gripping as the volumes that came before it.