Le bal des folles

In Le bal des folles (2021–present, Albin Michel), this single-issue graphic novel reimagines the infamous 19th-century Parisian "Ball of the Madwomen" at the Salpêtrière hospital, where female patients were paraded before high society. Written and illustrated by Victoria Mas, adapting her own acclaimed novel, the comic blends historical fiction with a haunting, feminist lens. It matters as a stark, visually rich critique of patriarchal medicine and the silencing of women, bringing a dark chapter of French history to a new medium.