Le Faucon du désert #2

Two WWII-era fighter planes — a British Spitfire bearing RAF roundels in the foreground and an Italian aircraft close behind — sweep low over a sun-drenched Mediterranean harbor, its ancient stone watchtower rising at the right edge of the frame. Franz Zumstein's cover art for this 2010 Delcourt album captures the tension of aerial rivalry above what appears to be the battered but defiant coastline of Malta, setting the stage perfectly for a story titled "Hal Far." It's a beautifully rendered scene, with Zumstein handling every line, ink, color, and detail himself, giving the whole image a cohesive, atmospheric warmth that pulls you straight into the wartime skies.