L'Homme de l'année #19

Set in 1687, this French historical thriller from Delcourt's L'Homme de l'année series turns its gaze to one of history's most tantalizing mysteries. The cover — by De Lornières, Aleksic, and Scarlett — draws you into a dim stone chamber where a lone figure stands before a roaring fireplace, a dark hound at his side, while the imposing iron mask looms in the foreground, rendered in striking close-up. With the subtitle Le Geôlier du Masque de Fer ("The Jailer of the Man in the Iron Mask"), this 2022 entry promises atmosphere and intrigue in equal measure.