Les Rois Forgerons #1

The opening volume of Les Rois Forgerons arrives in 2011 from Soleil with a cover by Tregis that immediately sets a rich, fantastical tone — a stocky, goggled warrior dominates the foreground clutching an illuminated tome, while behind him looms a massive horned beast and, atop it, a lithe sword-wielding figure silhouetted against a stormy sky. Writer Nicolas Jarry and artist Tregis invite readers into "Le sceau de Karsac Um Rork," a world where ancient secrets and formidable creatures clearly go hand in hand. If this cover is any indication, the series promises the kind of gritty, myth-soaked adventure that fans of European dark fantasy will find very hard to put down.