Uchronie[s] - New Byzance #1

Part of Glénat's ambitious Uchronie[s] alternate-history series, this 2008 first tome plunges readers into New Byzance with a striking cover by Éric Chabbert — three cloaked and goggled figures stand resolute against a brooding cityscape where Byzantine domes and towering industrial structures coexist in eerie, smoke-tinged harmony. The central figure in white commands immediate attention, flanked by two darker-cloaked companions, all framed against an amber sky that suggests a world rebuilt along very different lines. With Corbeyran scripting and Chabbert handling both art and inks on a story titled "Ruines," this opening volume promises a richly imagined world where history took a dramatically different turn.