De zwanenzang #2

The cover of this 2016 Le Lombard release sets a sobering, atmospheric tone — a squad of armed soldiers pushes forward through a hellish, flame-lit battlefield, barbed wire threading the darkness around them as smoke and fire consume the horizon. Cédric Babouche's artwork brings a painterly intensity to the scene, his loose, expressive lines giving the figures real weight and exhaustion. Zwanenzang Deel 2 promises a war narrative told with genuine craft and emotional gravity.