Merlu #3

In the dappled autumn light of a war-torn woodland, this 2023 Silvester album drops you right into the tension: a young woman armed with a pistol shouts urgently beside a fallen comrade, while a military truck and a group of soldiers loom in the background. Jérome Phalippou's cover art — rich with earthy golds and deep shadows — captures a story of resistance and desperate stakes on "De weg van de overwinning" (The Road to Victory). Written by Thierry Dubois and Frederik van Wonterghem, this third chapter of Merlu promises the kind of gritty, human wartime drama that makes Belgian bande dessinée so compelling.