Odysseus #2

Cosimo Ferri's painterly cover for this 2023 Dutch-language album sets a languid, sensuous tone perfectly suited to "Het eiland van genot" — the island of pleasure. A bearded, reclining Odysseus shares an intimate moment with a bare-shouldered woman, golden cup in hand, while a lion and a wolf flank them against a backdrop of lush garden statuary. With Ferri handling writing, art, and color alongside co-writer Ben Kamphuis, this second volume promises a richly atmospheric retelling of one of mythology's most seductive detours.