Kind van het onweer #2

The second volume of Kind van het Onweer ("Child of the Thunder") arrives with "Kruispunt der Winden" — Crossroads of the Winds — and Didier Poli's cover sets a beautifully atmospheric tone. A young pointy-eared girl in flowing teal robes, her long auburn hair swept by the wind, stands in the foreground with eyes closed, while a smaller adventurous figure watches from a hilltop behind her, both dwarfed by churning golden-orange storm clouds. Published by Daedalus in 2008, this Dutch-language fantasy album promises sweeping elemental drama rendered with real tenderness and painterly skill.