Niourk #1

Drawn entirely by Olivier Vatine, this Dutch-language adaptation of Stefan Wul's science-fiction novel opens with a striking image: a lone, determined child stands atop a pile of industrial barrels, clutching a weapon, as enormous golden tentacles curl and reach skyward around him beneath a blazing sun. "Het zwarte kind" (The Black Child) is the first of two volumes, and Vatine's painterly cover immediately signals a world both dangerous and mythic. A compelling start to this Belgian adaptation of a French sci-fi classic, published in 2013 by Dark Dragon Books.