La Légende des nuées écarlates #1

The opening volume of La Légende des nuées écarlates arrives from Les Humanoïdes Associés in 2006 with a cover that immediately signals something extraordinary — a towering, tattered figure draped in layers of straw and feathers looms over a young dark-haired woman, both set against a stark white sky scattered with falling scarlet maple leaves. Saverio Tenuta handles every visual layer himself, and the result is breathtaking: the contrast between the massive, almost spectral elder and the defiant young figure beside him carries real dramatic weight. "La ville qui parle au ciel" promises a journey steeped in Japanese-influenced atmosphere and striking painterly detail.