Les mondes de Thorgal - La jeunesse de Thorgal #8

Set against a stark, wintry backdrop, this eighth installment of La Jeunesse de Thorgal presents a tense, atmospheric cover by Roman Surzhenko: a young dark-haired boy shields a smaller blonde child as an enormous, clawed beast looms over them both, its blood-streaked paw filling the foreground with unmistakable menace. The title "Les deux bâtards" hints at questions of identity and belonging that feel right at home in the Norse-inflected world of Thorgal. Writer Yann and artist Surzhenko continue to craft a compelling portrait of the hero's youth that fans of the broader Thorgal universe will find easy to embrace.