Jan van Scorel #[nn]

Set against the imposing stone towers and battlements of a Renaissance fortress, this Dutch graphic album places Jan van Scorel at center stage — mounted on horseback, composed and resolute, with a companion rider close behind and a crowd of period figures filling the archway around them. The subtitle Sede Vacante 1523 immediately signals a story rooted in one of history's most dramatic moments of ecclesiastical power and uncertainty. Paul Teng and Jan Paul Schutten bring confident, richly detailed linework to this 2013 Lecturis release, making it a handsome addition to any shelf devoted to historical comics.