Les tentations de Navarre #2

The second volume of Les tentations de Navarre arrives with Pierre Wachs delivering a cover full of motion and energy — a young horseman charges forward on a pale steed while a second rider follows close behind, and a bristling wild boar races at their feet, setting the tone for the "Le roi lion" chapter of Patrick Cothias's historical adventure. Wachs's linework and coloring give the scene a vivid, almost cinematic sweep, with the green forest clearing lending the whole image a sense of urgency and open-air vitality. Published by Glénat in 1999, this is the kind of swashbuckling French bande dessinée that makes it easy to see why the series earned its devoted readership.