Le Grand Fleuve #4

The fourth volume of Le Grand Fleuve — subtitled Hussards en Galerne — plunges readers straight into turbulent waters, as the cover depicts a fierce river skirmish between soldiers in Napoleonic-era hussar uniforms and a dark-clad figure brandishing a saber at the fore of a straining vessel. Serge Aillery and Jean-Luc Hiettre bring a visceral energy to the scene, with churning waves, a second crowded boat closing in through the spray, and a grizzled hussar in the foreground lending a sense of gritty, immediate danger. Published by Editions Paquet in 2017, this installment looks to deliver exactly the kind of historical adventure on the great river that the series promises.