Missions "Kimono" #19

The long-running French aviation series reaches its nineteenth volume with Sauvetages ("Rescues"), and the cover sets the tone brilliantly — two military jets streak low over dense jungle canopy as a wall of roaring flame erupts across the horizon behind them. The sense of speed and urgency is palpable, with the foreground aircraft rendered in sharp, confident detail by the team of Jean-Yves Brouard, Claire Bigard, Francis Nicole, and Carlo Velardi. Fans of meticulously drawn aircraft and high-stakes aerial drama will find this 2018 entry a very compelling addition to the Missions Kimono shelf.