Once & future #1

The French edition of Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora's acclaimed series arrives via Delcourt, collecting the opening arc of this Arthurian thriller in a handsome Tome 1. Dan Mora's cover sets the mood perfectly — a massive, armored dark figure looms over two smaller figures (an older woman and a younger man) reflected in the blade of an ornate, jeweled sword. Tamra Bonvillain's rich, shadowy palette gives the whole image a brooding, mythic weight that promises legend and menace in equal measure.