Laiyna #2

René Hausman and Pierre Dubois bring a haunting beauty to this 1992 Swedish-published album, its cover dominated by a close-up of Laiyna's intense, dark-eyed face while a procession of armored goblin-like creatures marches across her hair like a living crown. The subtitle Det Förlovade Landet ("The Promised Land") hints at a journey both mythic and personal, and Hausman's delicate yet eerie artwork — rendered in muted pinks, grays, and earthy tones — makes the image impossible to look away from. A striking volume from Casablanca/Epix that showcases the atmospheric fantasy storytelling this creative duo does so well.