Les Perles de l'amour #[nn]

A richly painted cover by Georges Lévis sets the mood for this Franco-Belgian adventure, placing a tender moment between a uniformed soldier and a fair-haired woman in blue at the story's emotional center, while behind them a turbaned maharaja brandishes a sword amid a crowd of onlookers. The contrast between the intimate foreground and the charged, exotic backdrop promises a tale where romance and danger share the same frame. Published by Glénat in 2012, Les Perles de l'Amour is a lush collaboration between writer Francis Leroi and the versatile Lévis, whose warm, classical linework gives the whole scene an almost cinematic glow.