Thorgal #27

Volume 27 of the beloved Belgian series finds Thorgal front and center on a cover painted by Grzegorz Rosiński — the rugged hero drawn in intense close-up, bow drawn taut, jaw set with fierce concentration as a sea of armed soldiers stretches into the blood-red distance behind him. The title "De Barbaar" (The Barbarian) perfectly captures the raw, primal tension radiating from every brushstroke. Jean Van Hamme and Rosiński continue their long collaboration here, and this 2002 entry promises the kind of gritty, mythic adventure that has kept readers turning pages for decades.