De jonge jaren van Blueberry #21

A young Blueberry sits astride a pale horse in rugged canyon country, pistol drawn and alert, while a long column of riders stretches across the red-rock terrain behind him — a cover by Michel Blanc-Dumont that captures the vast, sunbaked mood of the American West with real elegance. This 2016 Dargaud Benelux album, written by François Corteggiani, continues the beloved "jonge jaren" prequel series with the tantalizing title "Het konvooi van de ballingen" — the convoy of the exiles. Blanc-Dumont's warm, painterly linework gives the scene a cinematic weight that fans of the Blueberry saga will find hard to resist.