Terra Prohibita #2

A breathtaking vision greets readers of Terra Prohibita Volume 2 — a recognizable city skyline (London's Tower Bridge unmistakably among it) dramatically overtaken by sprawling, luminous vegetation, with flowering vines threading through ironwork and waterways dotted by vessels both modern and steam-powered. Patrick Laumond's cover artwork conjures a world where nature has spectacularly reclaimed civilization, rendered in lush, painterly blues and greens that feel simultaneously beautiful and unsettling. Writer Denis-Pierre Filippi and artist Laumond continue what looks to be a richly imagined biopunk adventure with this 2021 Glénat release, subtitled "Patient Zéro.