Thorgal #14

Rosiński's cover for this 1989 Le Lombard release is genuinely breathtaking — a pale-haired young woman in a blue dress rides a magnificent winged white horse through a swirling, otherworldly gloom, while a crowd of shadowy, tormented faces press in from the darkness around them. The contrast between the luminous rider and her pegasus against that eerie, monstrous throng gives the image an almost painterly intensity that immediately draws you in. Van Hamme and Rosiński's fourteenth Thorgal album, subtitled "Aaricia" and carrying the interior title "De berg van Odin," promises the mythic adventure and striking visual storytelling that define this beloved Nordic fantasy series.