Climax #4

The fourth chapter of Brahy, Corbeyran, and Braquelaire's eco-thriller series takes the story to the rugged Alaskan coastline, and the cover sets the mood perfectly: a Greenpeace vessel battles through churning, white-capped seas beneath snow-dusted mountains, its hull cutting through the spray with unmistakable urgency. Colorist Bérengère Marquebreucq renders the cold northern waters in crisp blues and greys that almost make you feel the chill. Framed by two thought-provoking quotes — one from Al Zielinski on cascading consequences, one from a Lakota proverb on our responsibility to the earth — this 2009 Dargaud Benelux release makes clear that Climax has something genuinely meaningful on its mind.