La Voie du Sabre #1

A lone white-robed swordsman stands defiant on a jagged coastal rock as an enormous sea creature — all gnashing teeth and churning scales — surges from the dark waters behind him in Federico Carlo Ferniani's striking cover for this 2013 Glénat release. Written by Mathieu Mariolle and adapted from Thomas Day's novel, La Voie du Sabre opens with "Les cendres de l'enfance," promising a world where human resolve is measured against forces far larger than any blade. The collision of delicate blue mists and the beast's overwhelming mass gives the image a haunting, mythic quality that sets a compelling tone for the series.