De Rode Ridder #188

A menacing, many-fingered creature looms large on the cover of this 2001 installment of the beloved Belgian series, its ghastly green form rising against a backdrop of roaring flames that engulf a wooden structure. The Red Rider himself stands sword in hand amid a scramble of cloaked and armored figures, the chaos rendered with real dramatic energy through Karel Biddeloo's cover pencils and inks. "Het putmonster" promises a thrilling clash between Willy Vandersteen's heroic knight and something decidedly unnatural lurking from the deep.