Durango #2

Yves Swolfs' gritty Western series continues with Les Forces de la Colère, and this cover sets the mood perfectly — a steely, long-haired gunfighter stands in a misty, barren landscape, bandolier across his chest and pistol at his hip, projecting quiet menace amid dead trees and fading light. Swolfs renders the lone figure with striking confidence, every detail from the fringed jacket to the cold, measured gaze hinting at a man who has seen more than his share of trouble. Published by Soleil in 2007, this second volume is a fine entry point into one of Franco-Belgian comics' most atmospheric Westerns.