The Collected Toppi #4

Sergio Toppi's watercolor mastery is on full display in this fourth volume of Lion Forge's collected series, subtitled The Cradle of Life. The cover presents a commanding African warrior figure adorned with feathers and spears, rendered in Toppi's distinctive loose, expressive brushwork — with a smaller blue-toned face emerging ghostlike within the composition. At $24.99, this 2020 volume gathers work written and illustrated entirely by Toppi, with Jeremy Melloul also contributing to the writing, making it a rich showcase of the Italian master's deeply researched, visually stunning storytelling.