Soda #7

The seventh volume of the Belgian crime series arrives in a striking German-language edition from Salleck Publications, with cover art by Bruno Gazzotti setting a tense, vivid scene. Against a deep crimson background, a young man in a dark suit maneuvers urgently through a heavy prison-style door, a small armed figure — clearly a child in some kind of outfit — right at his side, both caught mid-action in what feels like a daring escape or confrontation. "Steh auf und stirb" ("Rise and Die") is a title that promises no shortage of pressure for Soda, and this cover delivers that mood in every tightly composed line.