Merlin - La Quête de l'épée #5

A robed figure sits enthroned in brooding stillness at the heart of this striking cover — surrounded by swirling flames and what appear to be skulls, the imagery for Les Dames du Lac de Feu immediately signals that Merlin's quest for the sword has led somewhere deeply ominous. The work of Istin, Demare, and Cordurie brings an atmospheric, almost painterly intensity to this fifth volume in the series, published by Soleil in 2012. Fans of Arthurian legend rendered with dark fantasy ambition will find plenty to draw them in here.