John Lord #1

The opening volume of John Lord arrives with an immediate sense of menace — the cover dominated by a massive, roaring monstrous figure looming over a composed woman in a blazer, a pair of suited men, and a uniformed officer, all set against the silhouette of a tall ship on a vivid red sky. Writers Patrick Laumond and D-P Filippi launch this first arc, "Bêtes Sauvages – Opus 1," with a tension between cool human resolve and something far more primal lurking behind it. Published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2004, it's a striking introduction to what promises to be a dark, atmospheric series.