Les tentations de Navarre #1

Launching Glénat's 1999 historical series, this first volume of Les tentations de Navarre opens with a striking cover by Pierre Wachs: a massive, warmly rendered face dominates the background — presumably the Henri of the title — while a colorful procession of Renaissance-costumed figures fans out below, including a robed elder, a falconer, courtiers in rich greens and blues, and a crowned figure clutching a companion. Cothias and Wachs set a lively, almost theatrical tone right from the cover, blending the grandeur of French historical drama with an accessible, expressive style. A fine starting point for readers drawn to the political intrigues and vivid pageantry of the Navarre court.