Les Vikings #1

The opening volume of Les Vikings arrives with a cover that sets a lively, adventurous tone — a helmeted, sword-wielding Viking chieftain stands confidently on a rocky shoreline alongside two big cats, while his crew of wide-eyed companions peers over the side of their colorful longship, a winged dragon swooping overhead. Subtitled Bienvenue en Neustrie, this 2021 Varou album from Céka, Cordoba, and Reynaud blends humor and Norse bravado into what looks like a warmly comedic historical adventure. Fans of Franco-Belgian bande dessinée with a taste for seafaring antics and mythical creatures will find plenty to enjoy here.