“A necessary album, of breathtaking beauty”
, greeted Pénélope Bagieu, the president of the Landerneau BD prize, about the 2022 winner
Le Poids des heroes.
Relayed by virtuoso graphics, David Sala's story explores, in nearly two hundred pages, his childhood memories marked by the exploits of his grandfathers, war and resistance heroes.
The author revisits the destiny of a family line over three generations, through his child's eyes.
“This is one of the shocking albums of this 2022 comic book season. Of indisputable beauty.
Of a rare depth
, ”said
Le Figaro
.
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This remarkable recomposition of memory succeeds
Someone to talk to,
the adaptation of Cyril Massarotto's novel by Grégory Panaccione.
The work was singled out among ten choice albums, from
Joris Mertens '
dry cleaning thriller to the ambitious western
Hoka Hey!
from Neyef to
A Short Story.
The True Story of the Black Dahlia,
incredible album on the disastrous destiny of the one who inspired James Ellroy.
Without forgetting
Perpendicular to the sun,
where the designer Valentine Cuny-Le Callet recounts her correspondence with Renaldo McGirth, an African-American imprisoned and sentenced to death at 20 years.
The winner, chosen by a jury made up of ten specialized booksellers alongside Michel-Édouard Leclerc, will receive an endowment of 6,000 euros.
The album will benefit in the coming days from an advertising campaign in the press as well as a special highlight in the Espaces Leclerc.
The Weight of Heroes
, by David Sala, Casterman, 184 p., 24 euros.