La Mouche

From 1995 onward, French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim single-handedly wrote and drew La Mouche for Seuil, a wordless comic series starring a tiny, determined fly navigating everyday domestic life. Over a single initial issue that launched a long-running franchise, Trondheim’s minimalist, expressive art turned the fly’s silent struggles into a playful, universally understood comedy. Its enduring appeal lies in how it proves that a character with no dialogue and no superpowers can generate endless humor and empathy through pure visual storytelling.