Okko #2

Two figures perch on the curved eaves of a darkened traditional building beneath a vast, hazy moon — a white-haired warrior gripping weapons crouches in the foreground while a composed, robed figure sits calmly behind, bats drifting through the dusky sky around them. Hub's cover art for this Dutch-language edition balances tension and stillness beautifully, the muted palette of deep blues and warm moonlight giving the scene a genuinely atmospheric weight. "De cyclus van het water II" continues Okko's water cycle in style, and this 2006 Silvester release is a handsome entry in Hub's samurai-tinged series.