Okko #8

The second half of "Le cycle du feu" arrives in this 2012 Delcourt volume, with Hub delivering every line, ink stroke, and color entirely on his own. The cover sets a striking tone: a heavily armored samurai crouches on a wooden balcony amid drifting cherry blossoms, his masked face and long-hafted weapon radiating coiled, patient menace against a lush green backdrop. It's a beautifully composed image that captures exactly the blend of feudal atmosphere and quiet tension that makes the Okko series so compelling.