Hérode le Grand

In this single-issue Dargaud graphic novel from 1986, creator Jean-Claude Servais reimagines the biblical figure of Herod the Great through a stark, humanist lens. The series distills the king’s complex legacy—his architectural ambition, political cunning, and brutal paranoia—into a compact, visually poetic narrative. It matters as a quiet, European counterpoint to epic biblical adaptations, focusing on the man behind the myth.