Gail #3

Piotr Kowalski's Gail returns with issue #3 from Egmont Polska, subtitled "Legowisko żmij" — and the cover sets a menacing tone immediately. A long-haired, sharp-toothed woman in red sits enthroned on a skull-adorned stone seat, sword in hand, while walls of flame rage behind her and a fallen figure lies at her feet. Kowalski handles every creative role himself — writing, art, inking, coloring, and lettering — and this 2002 Polish album showcases his confident, heavy-metal-tinged vision at its vivid, unnerving best.