James Cook #2

The second volume of Glénat's biographical series on the great navigator, subtitled "Aussi loin que possible," arrives with a cover by Federico Nardo that captures the drama perfectly: Cook and his red-coated officers stand face to face with Pacific islanders adorned in traditional dress, while a towering, storm-wracked wave threatens to swallow their tall ship in the background. LF Bollée and Nardo make the tension between worlds — indigenous peoples and European explorers — visually immediate, with lightning splitting the sky above the chaos. A handsome 2021 production that promises both adventure on the high seas and the complex human encounters that defined one of history's most remarkable voyages.