Etranges Aventures #76

In "Le cirque infernal, 1ère partie," Jo, a former circus performer haunted by his past, returns to the big top just in time to save his niece from a raging fire. With the circus on the brink of collapse and a mysterious old man held captive by a ruthless buyer, Jo must confront the shadows of his family's history—and the secrets buried within the tents.

In the second part of "Le cirque infernal," Deadman uncovers the truth behind the circus's horrors, realizing that M. Solomon is the mastermind. As he helps Alexi Kronsky break free from Solomon’s grip, the stage is set for a tense reunion—Kronsky arrives at the circus only to learn he’s the father of Inga, the wife of Cleveland Brand.

In "Le cirque infernal, 3ème partie : Retrouvailles," Deadman discovers that Jo’s father built a machine capable of turning thought into matter. When M. Solomon and his men assault the circus to seize it, Alexi Kronsky seemingly destroys them—but now, with the power of the machine at his command, it’s unclear whether he’s saved them… or become something else entirely.

In the fourth chapter of "Le cirque infernal," Deadman and his allies confront the unstable Alexi Kronsky, whose madness threatens to unravel the circus's fragile order. When Deadman attempts to possess Inga Brand in a desperate bid to reclaim a body, the effort ends in failure—only for the mysterious flunky of M. Solomon to seize the powerful helmet, setting off a final showdown that leaves the fate of the artifact in the balance.