Le Caravage #1

Milo Manara brings his celebrated draftsmanship to a bold new subject with Le Caravage #1 — La palette et l'épée, published by Glénat in 2015. The cover, rendered entirely by Manara himself, pulls you in immediately: a brooding, dark-clad figure grips a sword while a woman in disheveled dress sways dramatically in his grasp, with a luminous painted angel looming from a canvas in the background — the palette and the blade in one charged composition. It's a richly atmospheric introduction to the turbulent world of Caravaggio, written by Manara and Aurore Schmid and colored by Manara alongside Simona Manara.