Les voyages de Jhen #8

This eighth installment of Les Voyages de Jhen brings the medieval world vividly to life, with a cover depicting a tense scene inside what appears to be an alchemist's workshop — figures gathered around a cluttered table strewn with flasks, scrolls, and mysterious vessels, while a brooding, curly-haired man dominates the foreground. The title character Gilles de Rais looms large over the composition, and a fair-haired face peers watchfully from the upper corner, lending the scene an air of unease. Published by Casterman in 2008, this album by J. Pleyers and J. Martin promises the atmospheric historical adventure that has made this long-running Franco-Belgian series such a rewarding journey through the Middle Ages.