Richelieu #[nn]

A sweeping figure in cardinal's red dominates this cover as Richelieu strides forward holding a scroll, accompanied by a robed friar, with a musketeer and tall-masted sailing ships visible in the distance — the full pageantry of 17th-century France rendered in bold, confident lines by Dupuy and Mutti. Published by Editions Plein Vent in 2023, this bande dessinée brings one of history's most formidable statesmen to life in vivid illustrated form. Fans of historical drama and European comics will find plenty to admire in this handsomely crafted portrait of power and ambition.