Le Dragon, le Maître du ciel et ses sept filles #[nn]

From Éditions G.P. comes this striking 1978 Franco-Asian graphic work by Larteguy and Yang Dao, its cover immediately drawing the eye with a wizened elder whose vast, serene face seems to emerge from the heavens themselves, flanked by a sinuous golden dragon coiling below and a trio of dark birds wheeling through the sky above. A delicate pagoda nestles among the clouds and foliage in the background, lending the whole composition a dreamy, mythological atmosphere perfectly suited to a tale of celestial masters and seven daughters. It's a beautifully composed piece that blends Asian artistic sensibility with European bande dessinée craft.