Murena #11

Subtitled "Lemuria," this eleventh chapter of Jean Dufaux and Philippe Delaby's acclaimed Roman historical series brings a genuinely unsettling presence to the fore: a pale, cold-eyed woman whose hair writhes with coiled serpents, rendered in Theo's striking cover art with an eerie, sculptural grandeur. Her ghostly complexion and predatory gaze suggest something between priestess and specter, perfectly evoking the ancient Roman festival of the restless dead that shares the chapter's name. Published by Dargaud in 2020, this Dutch-language edition is a compelling entry point into one of European comics' most atmospheric explorations of imperial Rome.