Les Cercles d'Akamoth #2

The second chapter of Les Cercles d'Akamoth, subtitled La Nouvelle Alliance, arrives from Delcourt's Insomnie imprint in 2004 with a cover that immediately commands attention — a powerfully built, bare-armed figure reclines in an ornate, cathedral-like interior bathed in cool moonlight, cradling an unconscious or sleeping person in his arms. The atmosphere — arching sculpted ceilings, a distant candlelight, and that pale lunar glow — sets a mood that is equal parts gothic grandeur and quiet menace. Le Galli, Michalak, and Fabrys deliver a visual that promises intrigue, uneasy allegiances, and a world of dark, elaborate architecture waiting to be explored.