Thorgal #9

Rosinski and Van Hamme's ninth Thorgal album arrives in this 1992 Swedish-language edition from Casablanca, titled Bågskyttarna — "The Archers." The cover painting by Rosinski is a commanding image: Thorgal himself stands at the fore, gripping a great bow with quiet intensity, flanked by a dark-haired woman in red, a blond young archer already drawing his weapon, and a red-bearded warrior, all backed by a bristling crowd of armed figures. It's the kind of sweeping, painterly composition that makes this Franco-Belgian series one of the most visually rewarding adventure epics of its era.