Templier #2

The second volume of Soleil's medieval saga finds a battle-worn Knight Templar standing resolute on the cover, his white mantle marked with the crimson cross and streaked with blood, sword in hand amid a misty host of soldiers stretching into the distance. "Dans la tourmente…" — In the Storm… — sets an evocative tone for whatever trials await this warrior of faith, and the atmospheric artwork from Leoni and Negrin, colored by Vattani and Jacquemoire, gives the scene a genuinely cinematic weight. If you're drawn to richly illustrated French historical adventure, this 2013 Soleil Ésotérique release makes a compelling case for the series.