Het fortuin van de Winczlavs #1

Set against a sweeping 19th-century harbor skyline of sailing ships and a bustling waterfront city, this 2021 Dupuis album opens the Het fortuin van de Winczlavs saga with "Vanko 1848." The cover by Philippe Berthet places a well-dressed young man and woman side by side on a balcony or deck, gazing out over the water with a quiet sense of anticipation — two figures poised at the threshold of something larger than themselves. Writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Berthet promise a period saga rooted in the turbulent year of 1848, and this elegant, understated cover sets exactly the right tone.