L'esprit du Scorpion #[nn]

A striking elephant-headed deity — rendered in moody black-and-white ink — dominates this 2019 release from Presque Lune, seated against a luminous full moon with what appear to be weapons and symbolic objects in hand. The title L'esprit du Scorpion ("The Spirit of the Scorpion") hints at a story steeped in mythological tension, and the cover's atmospheric, almost woodcut-like style sets a darkly spiritual tone. Fernando Llor and Pablo Caballo bring a compelling visual gravity to this French-language work that's hard to look away from.