Hauteville House #13

The thirteenth chapter of Hauteville House arrives in 2016 with "Der Obsidianische Orden," and Manchu's cover art sets a genuinely arresting tone — a lone, silhouetted figure in a cowboy hat strides forward from a blazing portal atop a monumental stepped stone structure, its ornate facade lined with glowing lights that bathe the entire scene in cool, electric blue. The sheer scale of the architecture against that solitary figure gives the image a quiet, cinematic gravity that pulls you in immediately. With Fred Duval and Tobias Haßdenteufel writing, art by Thierry Gioux and Emem, and colors by Nuria Sayago, this Franco-Belgian adventure series continues to deliver striking visual storytelling.