Sang Royal #4

Dongzi Liu's cover for this 2020 Glénat album says everything about the tone of "Vengeance et rédemption": a fierce, pointed-eared warrior woman in leather armor stands her ground in the foreground, while a massive, fanged grey demon looms powerfully behind her — an image that pulses with tension between threat and defiance. Alejandro Jodorowsky's signature blend of myth and moral complexity is right at home in this pairing of beauty and beast, vengeance and the possibility of something more. A compelling volume in this dark fantasy series for fans of bold European bande dessinée.