I.R.$. #16

A suave, silver-haired man in a tan suit and dark sunglasses dominates the foreground of this striking Le Lombard cover, while behind him a soldier crouches in lush tropical undergrowth, rifle at the ready — two worlds colliding in a single frame. The title "Options sur la guerre" ("Options on War") promises the kind of sharp intersection of high finance and armed conflict that makes the I.R.$ series so compelling. Bernard Vrancken's clean, confident linework gives the scene a cinematic tension that pulls you straight into this 2015 installment.