De Schorpioen #10

The tenth chapter of Desberg and Marini's acclaimed swashbuckling series arrives with a cover that immediately commands attention: a cloaked swordsman, rapier drawn, stands with his back to us before the unmistakable façade of St. Peter's Basilica, rendered in a brooding blue-grey palette that feels both elegant and ominous. Enrico Marini's cover art gives the scene a cinematic stillness — the sweeping black cloak and tricorn hat framing a figure who seems to be confronting the very heart of Rome. "In de naam van de zoon" promises a tale where faith and blade are set to cross, and this 2012 Dutch-language edition from Dargaud Benelux is a handsome entry point into one of European comics' most visually striking adventure series.