Les trois Julia #3

Part of Delcourt's Les Reines de Sang series, this third volume of Les Trois Julia — subtitled La Princesse du Silence — continues the sweeping saga of three women navigating the intrigues of the ancient world. The cover, rendered by Georges from a story by Blengino and Sarchione, presents two regal figures in Roman dress: a standing woman draped in white, commanding and composed, with her hands resting on the shoulders of a seated younger woman who holds a blade — the flickering torchlight and stone setting lending the scene an air of ritual tension. It's a striking tableau that promises political drama and complex bonds between powerful women in 2022's most atmospheric historical bande dessinée.