Trigië #34

From the long-running Dutch science-fantasy series Trigië comes issue #34, subtitled "Het Slaapmonster" on the cover — a title that needs little translation when you see what's depicted: a fearsome, serpentine green dragon rearing up with jaws agape, bearing down on a young blond figure in red who scrambles desperately to escape through a misty, otherworldly jungle. Anita de Harde's cover art brings real menace and energy to the confrontation, with the creature's scaled bulk filling the frame in a way that makes the hero's danger feel genuinely urgent. Inside, writer Mike Butterworth and artist Philip Corke continue the saga of the Opkomst en Ondergang van het Keizerrijk — the Rise and Fall of the Empire — with the story "Het Elixer," promising another gripping chapter in this beloved Belgian-Dutch adventure series.