Ravian #14

Ravian and Laureline stand shoulder to shoulder against a sweeping alien desert landscape — he in silver-and-gold space armor, she in ornate crimson gear — while a small robot and a herd of exotic creatures stir up dust in the middle distance beneath towering rust-red rock formations. This 2019 Sherpa edition of "De levende wapens" presents the beloved duo at their most visually commanding, with Jean-Claude Mézières's linework and Évelyn Tran-Lê's warm, sun-scorched palette giving the scene a cinematic depth that draws you straight in. A fine addition to the long-running Ravian en Laureline series, written by Pierre Christin and rendered with the assured craft that has made this partnership one of European science-fiction comics' most enduring creative teams.