L'Étoile du désert #4

The stark black-and-white cover of this fourth and final volume of L'Étoile du désert immediately commands attention — a weathered, wounded figure stares out from beneath windswept hair, his face marked by what appears to be blood or shadow, conveying a story nearing its darkest hour. Labiano, Marini, and Desberg close out their acclaimed desert saga with this 2017 volume from PerspectivesArt9, and the raw, inky intensity of the cover art alone signals that the journey has taken a serious toll. If you've been following this series, this concluding chapter looks like exactly the kind of haunting finish it deserves.