Notre Mère la Guerre

Set in the First World War, Notre Mère la Guerre is a four-issue French graphic novel series from Futuropolis that examines the conflict through the eyes of women left behind on the home front. Written by Kris and illustrated by Maël, the series shifts perspectives across its run, from a nurse to a mother to a prostitute, each story a quiet, devastating counterpoint to the battlefield. It matters for its unflinching focus on the war's intimate, civilian toll, rendered in Maël's expressive ligne claire style.