El Niño #5

The fifth volume of Perrissin and Pavlovic's El Niño series arrives with "Le paria de Célèbes," set against a smoldering, rust-hued seascape that immediately signals danger and distance. Boro Pavlovic's cover places a sharp-eyed young woman in the foreground — her expression guarded, her gaze direct — while a solitary silhouetted figure stands at the water's edge behind her, the two figures separated by more than just space. Published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2006, this fifth installment carries the atmospheric tension the series does so well, with Pavlovic's rich, warm palette doing quiet, confident work.