Kronieken van de Zwarte Maan #14

The fourteenth volume of Kronieken van de Zwarte Maan arrives in 2012 with a cover that sets an appropriately apocalyptic tone — a towering armored figure in ornate, jewel-studded dark armor dominates the foreground, glowing green eyes peering from beneath a shadowed hood, great sword in hand, while a winged demonic shape looms behind and fireballs streak across a burning sky above a crumbling city. Cyril Pontet's cover art is richly detailed, layering ruby and emerald gemstones into the warrior's elaborate breastplate against a hellish backdrop that gives "Het einde der tijden" — The End of Times — every bit of visual weight the title demands. Written by Froideval, this installment looks like a suitably dark culmination for fans who have followed this Dutch-language dark fantasy series.