Le Trône d'argile #4

A solemn royal funeral procession fills every inch of this striking 2010 Delcourt cover — red-draped pallbearers carry a bier through crowded medieval streets while mourners in dark robes and clergy bearing staffs line the way, the subtitle La Mort des Rois ("The Death of Kings") setting a powerful elegiac tone. The vivid contrast of that bold crimson cloth against the muted crowd is genuinely arresting, and the painterly detail rewards a close look — right down to the ghostly blue funerary horse at the center of the procession. Fans of richly illustrated French historical bande dessinée will find this fourth volume of Le Trône d'Argile a compelling addition to the series.