Barbe-Rouge L'intégrale #3

This handsome 2014 Dargaud collection — the third volume of the *Barbe-Rouge* complete-works series — brings together the swashbuckling pirate adventures of Charlier and Hubinon under one sturdy cover. The artwork presents Barbe-Rouge himself front and center: a barrel-chested, red-coated buccaneer with an eye patch, drawn sword, and the unmistakable crimson beard that gives him his name, with a tall-masted sailing ship looming through the grey mist behind him. Subtitled *Le Vaisseau Fantôme* (The Ghost Ship), this integral edition is a fine way to experience the bold, classically rendered high-seas storytelling that made this Franco-Belgian series a cornerstone of the adventure comics tradition.