Mattéo

Jean-Pierre Gibrat's Mattéo is a six-volume historical drama published by Futuropolis from 2012 to 2020, following a young man through the tumultuous events of the 20th century, from the Spanish Civil War to World War II. Gibrat, known for his lush, painterly style and nuanced storytelling, crafts a personal saga of love, loss, and political awakening against a backdrop of European conflict. The series stands out for its meticulous historical research and its deeply human portrait of an ordinary man caught in extraordinary times.