Lady Spitfire #1

The opening volume of Lady Spitfire sets the stage with a stunning cover by Philippe Bouchet — a British Supermarine Spitfire bearing RAF roundels banks sharply through stormy skies, a trail of black smoke curling behind it and distant aircraft scattered across the horizon. The atmosphere is tense and beautifully rendered, evoking the high-stakes world of wartime aviation that the subtitle "Het luchtmeisje" (The Air Girl) promises to explore. Latour, Maza, and Schelle launch this 2014 series with genuine visual ambition, and Bouchet's painterly cover alone makes it easy to see why this story of a woman and her Spitfire deserves a place on your shelf.