Olympus Mons
Soleil · 2017–2022 · 9 issues
About the series
In this nine-issue sci-fi epic from French publisher Soleil, writer Christophe Bec and artist Stefano Raffaele imagine a near-future where a catastrophic discovery on Mars—the dormant Olympus Mons volcano—triggers a chain of events that reshapes humanity’s understanding of the solar system. Running from 2017 to 2022, the series combines hard science fiction with cosmic horror, as a multinational crew confronts ancient, unknowable forces beneath the Martian surface. Raffaele’s detailed, atmospheric art grounds Bec’s sprawling, ominous narrative, making this a standout example of European SF comics that balances grand-scale speculation with intimate, character-driven dread.