Cassio #5

A lone cloaked figure stands at the end of a shadowed avenue flanked by towering Roman statues, the unmistakable silhouette of the Colosseum looming through the mist behind them — it's a striking image that captures both the grandeur and the menace of ancient Rome. Writer Stephen Desberg and artist Henri Reculé bring a brooding, atmospheric tension to Le Chemin de Rome, the fifth chapter of their acclaimed series. Fans of smart, historically-tinged thriller comics will find this 2012 Le Lombard entry a deeply atmospheric addition to the Cassio saga.