Les ailes de l'espérance #1

A field of red poppies and open sky set the stage for Les Ailes de l'Espérance, as a young woman in a floral dress strides forward while three WWII-era RAF Spitfires sweep dramatically through the air around her — an image that beautifully fuses the human and the aerial. The juxtaposition of her quiet, earthbound presence against the roar of those warplanes promises a story where love, loss, and courage take flight together. Brought to life by Antunes and Du Caju for Editions Paquet in 2021, this first volume — subtitled Anges — is a striking opening to what looks like a deeply felt wartime saga.