Sorcières #[nn]

A black cat perches in the gnarled, skeletal branches of a bare tree silhouetted against a smoldering crimson sky — Chaboué's cover for Sorcières sets an atmospheric tone that is quietly unsettling rather than loudly shocking. Published in 1998 by Éditions Le Téméraire, this French album promises the kind of moody, folk-horror sensibility that the title ("Witches") and that brooding imagery so perfectly evoke. A fine addition to any collection of European dark fantasy comics from the era.