De Heer Vastenavond van As

In this four-issue series from Dupuis (2004–2005), the titular Lord of Lent—a mysterious, masked figure—presides over a surreal, carnivalesque world where reality and allegory blur. Written and drawn by an acclaimed European creative team, the story weaves a darkly poetic fable about excess, penance, and the cyclical nature of celebration and sacrifice. Though brief, De Heer Vastenavond van As stands as a striking, atmospheric work that showcases the publisher’s tradition of literate, visually inventive Franco-Belgian comics.