Les Larmes d'opium #2

The second volume of Les Larmes d'Opium from Delcourt presents a striking cover: a determined figure in a flowing purple coat wields a broad sword against a dusty, amber-toned sky, while two military aircraft loom ominously overhead — a vivid contrast of ancient and modern warfare. Dal Pra' and Caracuzzo craft an image full of tension, placing their lone swordsman at the center of what feels like an unequal but defiant standoff. If this 2009 French-language thriller had you hooked in volume one, the cover alone promises the stakes have risen considerably.