Le Voyage des Pères - L'Exode selon Yona #1

The second "époque" of David Ratte's Le Voyage des Pères kicks off with this 2011 opener from Editions Paquet, subtitled "Descendance" — a promising start to an Egyptian-flavored chapter in the saga. Ratte's cover sets the mood beautifully: a stocky, bald Egyptian figure with a colorful broad collar stands arms-crossed and suspicious between two towering pillars, while two other characters — one dark-skinned and one fair — flank him in the background against hieroglyph-decorated walls. The whole composition radiates the mix of dry humor and ancient-world atmosphere that makes this series such an engaging read.