La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons #23

A tall-masted sailing ship battles through a ferocious, towering sea on the cover of this 2016 Soleil entry in the long-running French fantasy series — the waves curling overhead like living walls of jade and white foam, while warm lantern light glows defiantly from the vessel's windows. Christian Paty's cover art captures both the fragility and the stubborn courage of sailors caught in nature's full fury, with color work by Stéphane Paitreau and Eiko Takayama giving the storm a vivid, almost supernatural intensity. Fans of La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons will find this twenty-third volume — subtitled La Mer Close — every bit as visually gripping as the series has come to promise.