Le Sang du Dragon #8

A young woman in a blue coat clutches a flintlock pistol and a curved blade, her dark-eyed gaze both wary and resolute — an arresting opening image for this eighth installment of Le Sang du Dragon. Behind her, gnarled trees part to reveal a shadowy castle perched in the mist, deepening the atmosphere of Celtic peril that Jean-Luc Istin and Stéphane Créty sustain throughout the series. Nicolas Demare's cover art sets the tone for "Une promesse est une dette !" with moody precision, promising that debts — and dangers — are very much due.