Samber #5

Yslaire's Samber reaches its fifth volume with a cover that immediately commands attention — a young red-haired girl huddles alone against a dark stone monument, clutching a small doll, bathed in deep crimson tones that lend the scene an unsettling, melancholic weight. The title, "Vervloekt zij de vrucht van uw schoot..." ("Cursed be the fruit of your womb..."), sets a haunting, almost biblical mood that feels entirely appropriate for this brooding Belgian series. Published by Glénat in 2003, this is Yslaire at his atmospheric best — every line of the cover whispering of innocence shadowed by something much darker.