Love #5

A massive, battle-worn mastiff squares off against a coiling serpent in the Australian outback, with a sun-baked red rock formation and kangaroos silhouetted on the horizon behind them — it's a cover that immediately signals raw tension between two formidable creatures sharing an unforgiving landscape. Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci continue their wordless natural world series with Le Molosse, bringing their signature lush, painterly style to a story centered on one of the animal kingdom's most powerful dogs. This 2021 entry from Vents d'Ouest looks to be another beautifully rendered meditation on survival, instinct, and the quiet drama of life in the wild.