Empire #1

Two commanding figures — a dark-cloaked musketeer and a Napoleonic-era soldier in red coat and plumed helmet — stand side by side atop a globe-like mass of land, a detailed map of India and the surrounding subcontinent spread beneath their feet. The image captures a vivid sense of colonial ambition and historical intrigue, setting the stage perfectly for this first volume subtitled Le Général Fantôme. Published by Delcourt in 2006, this French-language series from Pécau, Kordey, and Chuckry opens with a cover that promises adventure rooted in the grand, shadowy politics of empire.