Le Fulgur #1

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a lone steampunk submarine is dwarfed by the colossal, writhing tentacles of a creature lurking in the abyssal dark — it's an arresting image that sets the tone for this French-language adventure series from Christophe Bec and Dejan Nenadov. The subtitle Au Fond du Gouffre ("Into the Depths of the Abyss") promises exactly the kind of subterranean maritime dread the cover so vividly delivers. Published by Soleil in 2017, this first volume looks like a confident, atmospheric launch for fans of undersea mystery and Jules Verne-style tension.