Tramp #2

A lone figure in a yellow rain slicker stands on the storm-lashed deck of a freighter, dwarfed by massive smoke stacks and crashing grey seas — it's a striking cover image from Patrick Jusseaume that immediately conveys both danger and solitude. Jean-Charles Kraehn and Jusseaume's maritime adventure series Tramp continues here with "Het vermoorde schip" ("The Murdered Ship"), a title that casts an ominous shadow over every wave and rivet visible on that battered hull. Published by Dargaud in 1999, this Dutch-language edition is a fine entry point into a series that takes the high seas seriously.