Saint-Barthélemy #2

The second volume of Boisserie and Stalner's historical series confronts the darkest chapter of the French Wars of Religion head-on — and the cover by Éric Stalner sets the tone with quiet menace: a large black crow perches atop a blood-smeared book bearing a golden cross, while two pale, lace-cuffed hands are pinned beneath it. That image of faith, violence, and foreboding captures everything the subtitle "Tuez-les Tous !" ("Kill Them All!") promises. Published by Les Arènes in 2017, this is gripping Franco-Belgian historical comics storytelling at its most atmospheric.