Souvenirs de L'empire de l'Atome

In Souvenirs de L'empire de l'Atome, Thierry Smolderen and Alexandre Clérisse craft a singular, atmospheric one-shot for Dargaud that reimagines a retro-futuristic 1950s France through the lens of atomic-age nostalgia and espionage. This standalone graphic novel (2013–present) blends elegant ligne claire art with a quietly haunting story of memory, identity, and the lingering shadows of a lost empire. It stands as a distinctive, self-contained work from two of modern French comics' most thoughtful storytellers.