Katharen #3

The third chapter of Daedalus's medieval fantasy series Katharen arrives with a striking cover by Fabio Bono, depicting two battle-hardened warriors standing atop a rocky highland overlooking a misty mountain range — a broad-shouldered swordsman in studded leather armor gripping both a longsword and a battle-axe, alongside a sharp-eyed female archer crouched at the ready with a crossbow. Subtitled "De Synagoge van Satan," this 2013 Belgian album promises the kind of gritty, historically tinged adventure that writers Bruno Falba and Frank Vanzeer have been building across the series. If you're drawn to European bandes dessinées with an earthy medieval atmosphere and compelling duo dynamics, this one deserves a place on your shelf.