Vasco #21

A cloaked figure stands silhouetted in a grand stone archway, their back to us as they survey a medieval city engulfed in the chaos of battle — crusading knights, clashing armies, and smoke-tinged skies stretching out beyond the gate. This is "De Zwarte Dame" (The Black Dame), the twenty-first chapter in Gilles Chaillet and Frédéric Toublanc's long-running Belgian series, published by Le Lombard in 2008. Toublanc's cover composition draws the eye beautifully from the intricate carved stonework of the arch to the sprawling turmoil beyond, promising the kind of richly detailed medieval adventure that has made Vasco a beloved staple of European comics.