L'Encyclopédie du Mal #1

From Soleil's 2004 French-language line comes this atmospheric opener to L'Encyclopédie du Mal, created by Makles and Lacroix. The cover draws you in immediately with a brooding, shadow-drenched figure — cloaked in deep crimson, clutching a blade — rendered in a painterly dark palette that radiates menace and mystery. Subtitled La Maison de Sang, this first volume promises a world steeped in darkness, and the cover's moody intensity makes it a compelling invitation to explore whatever grim encyclopedia lies within.