Saint-Barthélemy

In this taut three-issue historical comic from French publisher Les Arènes, Éric Stalner and Pierre Boisserie recount the brutal 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, a bloody flashpoint in France's Wars of Religion. Stalner, who also provides the art, brings a stark, visceral intensity to the era's political and religious turmoil. The series distills a complex, tragic event into a focused, character-driven narrative that highlights the human cost of fanaticism.