Rum erfgoed 1690-1699 #1

Set against lush Caribbean sugarcane fields in the tumultuous era of 1690–1699, this Dutch-language historical series opener from Dark Dragon Books promises a richly grounded story of the colonial world where rum was born. Mateo Guerrero's cover art draws the eye immediately to three striking figures striding forward — a young long-haired man gripping a sword, a robed friar, and a bare-chested enslaved man — with a plantation hut visible in the verdant background. Writer Tristan Roulot and artist Guerrero look to have crafted something genuinely ambitious here, weaving together the human complexity of a world built on cane, commerce, and conflict.