Les croix de bois

Set in the trenches of World War I, Les croix de bois adapts Roland Dorgelès’s classic novel into a graphic format, capturing the gritty camaraderie and horror of the French poilu’s experience. Published by Albin Michel beginning in 2020, the series distills the raw, unglamorous reality of war through a single, powerful issue. It matters as a faithful, visually striking translation of a seminal French war narrative, bringing its unflinching humanism to a new generation.