Olympus Mons #5

The fifth chapter of Bec and Raffaele's Olympus Mons arrives with a cover that pulls you straight into its atmosphere — a lone armored figure stands on a desolate, debris-strewn landscape, gazing up at a massive, angular spacecraft looming overhead, while a second suited figure can be glimpsed in the middle distance. Subtitled Dans l'Ombre du Soleil ("In the Shadow of the Sun"), this 2019 Soleil release captures the series' signature mood of isolated humanity dwarfed by vast, unsettling forces. If you've been following this acclaimed French sci-fi series, volume five promises more of the brooding, cinematic tension the creative team does so well.