Padraig #3

The third volume of Jean Ollivier and Max Lenvers' Franco-Belgian series Padraig — Pour que vive l'Irlande closes out the saga with a cover that captures both resolve and romance: a distinguished older man in a dark blue coat stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a young blonde woman in a flowing green dress, the two of them poised together on the deck of a sailing ship as seabirds wheel across a stormy sky behind them. The emerald palette and maritime setting evoke Ireland's struggle and spirit beautifully, making this 2012 Grand West Éditions release a fitting finale for readers who've followed the series from the start.