Jour J #1

What if the Soviet Union had won the Space Race? That tantalizing question anchors Jour J #1, the 2010 alternate-history series from Delcourt, written by Fred Duval, Jean-Pierre Pécau, and Fred Blanchard, with interior art by Philippe Buchet. The cover — rendered by Manchu and Fred Blanchard — presents a striking alternate September 19, 1969: a cosmonaut in a white spacesuit plants a bold red Soviet flag on the lunar surface, the stark grey moon stretching out beneath him and a landing module looming at his side. It's a single, quietly arresting image that reframes one of history's most celebrated moments and makes the alternate timeline feel startlingly real.