Thorgal: The Lost Drakkar

'The Lost Drakkar'
from Thorgal: Child of the Stars
Ink Publishing / The Donning Company, 1986

In the mid-80s, the Norfolk, Virginia-based publisher The Donning Company released a set of English translations of selected Thorgal albums de bande dessines. 

At 9 x 11 1/2 inches, the Donning Company English translations adhered to the same dimensions of the original albums, and used glossy paper, making them superior to the Cinebook translations of the Thorgal series currently in print.

'Thorgal: Child of the Stars', first published in France in 1984 as L'enfant des étoiles, contained a trio of Thorgal origin stories; the lead story, 'The Lost Drakkar', is scanned here. The exceptional artistry of Grzegorz Rosiniski is very much evident in the scenes of the storm-lashed sea, and the stricken expressions of the hapless Viking sailors.......