Nero #140

Celebrating 50 years of Marc Sleen's beloved Belgian strip, this 140th adventure sends Nero and his companions into "De blauwe woestijn" — the Blue Desert. The cover, drawn and inked by Sleen himself, captures a wonderfully chaotic desert scene: a colorfully adorned camel looms over a bewildered Nero on all fours, while the round-headed little Adhemar lies sprawled in the foreground, a lost shoe nearby suggesting things have already gone gloriously wrong. It's a warm, funny snapshot of the enduring charm that has kept these characters adventuring together for half a century.