Saturnine

Alex Baladi conjures a collaborative spirit in Saturnine, a series from Atrabile that began in 2022. The project adapts the visionary 19th-century science fiction of Albert Robida, with Baladi both writing and illustrating a single, dense issue that plunges into a future of airborne travel and satirical social commentary. It matters as a thoughtful revival of a lesser-known French literary forefather, blending vintage speculative ideas with Baladi's distinctive, expressive cartooning.