Een paus in de geschiedenis #3

The third volume of Een paus in de geschiedenis brings the story of Pope John Paul II to life with striking immediacy. Cover artist Ugo Pinson frames the scene from within a crowd, placing the viewer uneasily close to a figure whose lowered hand conceals a pistol, while in the middle distance a white-robed Pope John Paul II reaches warmly toward children gathered around him — the visual tension between threat and pastoral tenderness is quietly breathtaking. Written by Dobbs and illustrated by Fabrizio Fiorentino, this Dutch-language album carries the subtitle "Wees niet bang!" — "Be Not Afraid!" — a phrase that resonates powerfully against everything the cover implies.