Charles Ier - L'Empereur de la paix #[nn]

A thoughtful and visually rich French bande dessinée from Éditions Fleurus, this 2007 release from Marcel Uderzo and Marc Bourgne tells the story of Charles Ier, subtitled *L'Empereur de la Paix*. The cover presents a composed, medal-adorned Emperor Charles in his pale blue military uniform at the foreground, while the background layers scenes of wartime — soldiers, a military encampment, and the fallen — all rendered in delicate, almost elegiac linework. It's a striking composition that frames this historical figure as a man caught between the machinery of war and the hope of peace.