Jacques Damour

In 2017, Éditions Sarbacane launched Jacques Damour, a single-issue graphic novel that adapts Émile Zola's naturalist short story to the comics medium. This French publication distills the tale of a man returning from exile to a Paris that has moved on without him, rendered in a stark, emotionally resonant style. Though a standalone work, it stands as a potent example of literary adaptation in modern European comics.