Le Grand Duc #1

The first volume of Le Grand Duc opens with a breathtaking bird's-eye view of a twin-engine WWII-era aircraft cutting through pale, misty skies — a cover image that immediately sets a tone of atmospheric tension and aerial adventure. Subtitled Les Sorcières de la Nuit ("The Witches of the Night"), this 2008 Éditions Paquet release from the Cockpit collection promises the kind of moody, high-altitude drama that fans of wartime aviation comics will find immediately compelling. Created by Yann and Hugault, it's a striking series opener that uses the quiet menace of a lone warplane against an open sky to draw you right in.