La Javanaise #2

The concluding chapter of this two-part Franco-Belgian series from Glénat arrives with a cover steeped in lush, exotic atmosphere — a richly adorned young woman reclines in thoughtful repose, draped in jeweled costume and silks, while a multi-armed deity statue looms imposingly in the shadowed background behind her. The subtitle La Destructrice ("The Destroyer") casts an ominous tone over this opulent tableau, hinting at forces both divine and human in collision. With art credentials shared by Debois, Cyrus, and Annabel, the 2014 release wraps up La Javanaise in style that fans of sensuous, mythology-tinged European comics will find hard to resist.