Le Printemps des Arabes

A single-issue graphic novel from Futuropolis, Le Printemps des Arabes captures the early, hopeful upheaval of the Arab Spring through a mosaic of firsthand testimonies and reportage. Published in 2013, the work is most closely tied to writer and artist Jérôme Ruillier, who adapts the words of ordinary citizens and activists into stark, expressive black-and-white panels. It matters as a document of a pivotal historical moment, offering an intimate, human-scale view of protest and revolution from within.