L'Or de France #1

Three figures — a suited civilian clutching what appears to be a case of gold bars, a uniformed soldier, and a gun-wielding officer — stand tense and watchful above the sleek silhouette of the cruiser Émile Bertin, aircraft circling overhead against a dramatic red sky. This opening volume of L'Or de France, subtitled La Croisière de l'Émile Bertin, from Le Lombard sets the stage for a historical thriller rooted in one of WWII's most audacious real-world missions. Tibery, Lefebvre, and Pécau bring genuine craft to both the cover's moody atmosphere and what promises to be a gripping tale of wartime stakes on the high seas.