Le Messager #2

A menacing, sharp-toothed figure dominates the cover of this second volume in Bamboo Édition's French series, clutching what appears to be a red-sealed book while a woman and two other characters loom uneasily in the background. Subtitled Just Before Present, the album promises a story steeped in dark intrigue, with the tension between its central figure and the surrounding cast written plainly across their expressions. Mig and Richez deliver a striking cover composition that sets a genuinely unsettling tone for this 2004 entry in Cycle 1.