Les Derniers jours de la Gehenne #1

Set against a brooding medieval landscape dominated by a solitary hilltop fortress, this 2001 Glénat album opens with a striking figure — a pale, dark-haired young man in a long coat, birds wheeling ominously overhead against a stormy sky. Subtitled Quéribus, the first volume of Les Derniers Jours de la Géhenne immediately establishes an atmosphere of Gothic mystery and historical weight, with Ruellan and Ersel's collaboration promising a story steeped in shadow and medieval unease. A compelling starting point for anyone drawn to dark historical drama in the tradition of French bande dessinée.