Largo Winch #18

Against the cold steel grey of a shipping container, a grim-faced Largo Winch cradles an unconscious — or gravely wounded — dark-haired woman in his arms, her limp body and blood-stained clothing lending the scene an urgent, desperate weight. Philippe Francq's cover artwork for Colère Rouge (Red Fury) strikes a quietly intense tone, with the industrial backdrop and warning signage amplifying the sense that Largo is far from safe ground. Jean Van Hamme and Francq's eighteenth chapter in this long-running Belgian series promises the kind of taut, globe-trotting drama that has made Largo Winch one of Europe's most compelling thriller comics.