Le vent des Dieux #15

"Le voyage merveilleux" in Le vent des Dieux #15 (2002) follows Marco Polo and his family as they prepare to leave the court of Kubilaï Khan after seventeen years, tasked with escorting a young Sung princess across the sea. With thirteen ships rigged for twelve sails each, their journey begins under the promise of favorable winds—but the voyage’s true course remains uncertain, guided only by the wind and the Khan’s urgent messages to Rome and Christendom. Written by Cothias and illustrated in full by Thierry Gioux—pencils, inks, and colors—this issue’s cover, also by Gioux, captures the moment of departure, a quiet portent of the journey ahead.