Jimmy van Doren #1

The opening chapter of Jimmy van Doren — subtitled "De ebbenhouten slang" — arrives from Glénat in 2004, with Desorgher and Desberg setting the stage for what promises to be an adventure steeped in mystery. The cover places young Jimmy in what appears to be a natural history or ethnographic museum, clutching something close to his chest as African masks and pottery line a display case beside him, while a dramatically lit woolly mammoth looms in the vaulted hall behind him. It's a wonderfully atmospheric introduction to a boy who clearly has more on his mind than a quiet museum visit.