L'Épopée de la franc-maçonnerie #5

A solitary figure stands silhouetted against a towering bonfire at the heart of a ceremonial gathering, arms raised toward the flames while a circle of onlookers in traditional indigenous dress bears witness beneath a stormy, mountain-ringed sky — it's a cover image that immediately commands attention. Le Compas et le Tomahawk is the fifth volume in Didier Convard and Vincent Wagner's ambitious L'Épopée de la franc-maçonnerie series from Glénat, and this 2021 entry promises a striking collision of Masonic history with the world of Native American tradition. Rich, painterly atmosphere and a sense of ritual drama make this an intriguing chapter in a series that keeps finding bold new frontiers to explore.