Les damnés du Grand Large #[nn]

A pale-haired youth clings to rigging ropes against a brooding, deep-teal sky in Beatrice Penco Sechi's striking cover art for this Drakoo series — the tension in every limb suggesting a desperate struggle between the sea and whatever lurks beyond it. Writer Kristøf Mishel and artist Beatrice Penco Sechi bring a gothic maritime atmosphere to Les damnés du Grand Large, where even the curling, organic shapes of the background hint at something vast and alive in the deep. Published in 2022 by Drakoo, this French-language adventure looks like a compelling blend of nautical peril and dark fantasy.