Lady S. #12

The twelfth volume of Lady S. arrives from Dupuis with a cover by Philippe Aymond that sets an immediately tense mood: a blindfolded blonde woman clutches a blindfolded child in the foreground, while a lone, armed silhouette stands against a sun-bleached desert horizon behind them. Those striking eyes looming above the title logo add an extra layer of watchfulness to the scene, perfectly capturing the series' blend of espionage tension and human stakes. "Krachtsverhoudingen" — Dutch for "balance of power" — promises exactly the kind of high-pressure confrontation that fans of this Franco-Belgian thriller series have come to appreciate.