Hauteville House #11

The cover of this eleventh volume in the Hauteville House series sets an immediately striking tone: a massive, spider-legged war machine towers over a smoky industrial landscape bathed in deep amber light, while silhouetted soldiers advance across the foreground and an airship drifts ominously in the haze behind it. Cover artist Manchu renders this steampunk confrontation with impressive scale and atmosphere, making "La Hague" feel like a genuinely weighty chapter in the saga. With Fred Duval writing and Christophe Quet, Thierry Gioux, and colorist Nuria Sayago bringing the pages to life, this 2014 Delcourt release looks like a compelling continuation of the series.