Vae Victis! #9

The ninth volume of Vae Victis! brings the German-language historical series to one of antiquity's most compelling figures — Caesar the Conqueror. Jean-Yves Mitton's cover sets a striking mood: a Roman commander in full armor and crimson cloak reaches toward a luminous, ethereal female figure emerging ghost-like from a misty blue sea, soldiers massed behind him in the background. It's a beautifully composed image that balances the hard iron of Roman military might against something altogether more mysterious, and it makes a compelling case for this Kult Editionen release.