L'enfant de l'orage #3

The third volume of L'Enfant de l'Orage — "Où portent les courants" — arrives from Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2009 with a cover that immediately draws you in: a wide-eyed, pointed-eared young boy clings desperately to a wooden surface, his expression caught between fear and fierce determination, while scattered red beads rest near his hands and turbulent, fog-shrouded waters churn in the background. Didier Poli's artwork gives the scene a wonderfully moody, atmospheric quality, with deep greens and shadows that make the boy's pale, searching gaze all the more striking. If this series has been on your radar, this volume's cover alone makes a compelling case for picking it up.