SinBad #3

The third volume of Soleil's SinBad series arrives with a cover by Pierre Alary that pulls you in immediately — a weathered, intense Sinbad looms in close-up, his red headscarf and piercing glare dominating the frame, while a wide-eyed, unsettled creature peers up from below with glowing yellow eyes. "Les ombres du harem" promises the kind of Arabian Nights adventure that writers Christophe Arleston and Audrey Alwett do so well — steeped in intrigue and laced with just the right touch of the fantastical. Alary's expressive linework gives both figures a vivid, slightly unnerving energy that makes this 2010 release a genuinely compelling addition to the series.