L'Orfèvre #5

The fifth chapter of Warnauts and Raives's atmospheric Franco-Belgian series brings us Les Larmes de la Courtisane, and the cover sets a richly layered scene: a elegantly dressed Asian woman in vivid golden robes reaches toward a bespectacled man in a white colonial suit, while a weathered stone statue looms enigmatically in the background. The interplay between the two figures — her insistent gesture, his raised hand — suggests tension wrapped in an exotic, temple-garden setting that the series handles with such care. Published by Glénat in 2004, this installment looks to deliver the intrigue and lush atmosphere that makes L'Orfèvre such a compelling series.