India Dreams #8

The eighth volume of Maryse and J.-F. Charles's sweeping Franco-Belgian series brings readers Le Souffle de Kali, and the cover sets a vivid, turbulent scene: a towering, turbaned warrior in richly decorated robes dominates the foreground, sword at his side and pistol raised, while British colonial soldiers struggle amid the chaos behind him, with domed architecture rising in the smoky distance. J.-F. Charles's detailed linework gives the composition real grandeur, balancing the commanding central figure against the tumult swirling around him. Published by Casterman in 2013, this volume promises the same lush blend of historical atmosphere and high drama that has made India Dreams such a distinctive series in the European comics tradition.