Okko #5

Against a spare, luminous white ground, a weathered demon mask — all fierce expression and bold texture — anchors the cover of Okko #5, accompanied by a pair of delicate butterflies and the circular mon emblem that has come to define this series. Hub's minimalist design sensibility is on full display here, with the storyboard collaboration of Emmanuel Michalak lending shape to what becomes the opening chapter of "Le cycle de l'air." A striking entry point into the air cycle, this 2009 Delcourt edition carries the quiet intensity that makes the Okko series such a distinctive presence in Franco-Belgian comics.