Les pestiférés #[nn]

A rat creeps silently along a ship's rigging against a pale blue sky, while the sun-drenched harbor and skyline of an old Mediterranean port stretch out below — a single, quietly ominous image that sets the tone for this 2019 Grand Angle release. Les Pestiférés is written by Serge Scotto, Éric Stoffel, and Samuel Wambre, with all artwork — linework, inking, and color — handled entirely by Wambre, whose restrained, elegant style gives the historical setting an almost dreamlike stillness. The cover alone, balancing beauty and dread in equal measure, makes a compelling case for picking this one up.