Ray Ringo #1

The opening chapter of this French Western series from Le Lombard sets the stage with a sweeping, sunlit cover — a lone rider on a galloping chestnut horse raises a weapon high, while a stagecoach races urgently across the rugged landscape below. Writers Corbeyran and artist Surzhenko bring an immediate sense of motion and frontier tension to La Porte du Diable, the kind of cover that makes you feel the dust and the danger before you've even cracked the spine. A fine starting point for any fan of the genre.