L. Frank #7

Set against the sun-baked mystery of an Egyptian landscape, this seventh installment of L. Frank finds our protagonist standing tall amid ancient ruins and sweeping desert dunes. Gilles Chaillet's cover work captures a vivid sense of adventure, bathing the scene in warm, arid tones that immediately evoke the heat and danger of the setting. With Jacques Martin writing and Chaillet handling both pencils and inks throughout, Die Oase (2002, Casterman) promises the kind of meticulously crafted Franco-Belgian adventure storytelling this series does so well.