Mercenaires #1

A sweeping sense of adventure opens this first volume of Mercenaires, subtitled La Meute du Griffon, from Soleil's 2012 line. The cover — by Jarry, Deplano, and Faivre — presents a breathtaking mountain landscape shrouded in mist and cloud, with a small band of silhouetted figures picking their way along a rocky ridge toward a dramatic, isolated peak. The contrast between the vast, moody skyscape and those tiny travelers instantly communicates the scale of the journey ahead.