The Day When... Night Fell (Volume 5)

A "feel good" comic book full of optimism!

Winter, at the end of the day... A storm of cold and snow hits Paris, trapping several people in Clémentine's bookstore, including Guillaume and Naori, now settled in the capital, as well as Chantal the writer.

This unexpected bubble of time will be an opportunity for everyone to recall their childhood memories, to reflect on the weight of their family legacy, the education they received, the influence of their parents and family on their life and choices...

Until the storm calms and night gives way to a new day... and perhaps a new way of seeing and living one's life.

✨ Review from Librairie du Grimoire Ancien

With "La nuit s'est levée" (Night has Risen), Beka and Marko deliver a deeply introspective volume that explores the roots of our being through family legacy. The narrative device of the snowstorm trapping the characters in Clémentine's bookstore creates an initiatory closed-door setting, an "unexpected bubble of time" that forces introspection. The choice of the bookstore as a refuge is not insignificant: this space of books and knowledge becomes the ideal stage for exploring the stories that have shaped us. Beka brings together characters from previous volumes – Clémentine, Guillaume, Naori, Chantal – creating a choral structure where each voice offers its perspective on the weight of upbringing and parental models. The authors subtly address the essential question of transmission: how our parents and family influence our choices, our fears, our aspirations, often without our knowledge. The poetic title "La nuit s'est levée" suggests a reversal: darkness rising like day, night as a moment of revelation rather than obscuration. This external storm becomes a metaphor for the internal storm represented by examining our family legacies. Marko's drawing captures the warm intimacy of the snowy bookstore, creating a cocoon conducive to confidences. A volume that invites us to question what we have inherited, what we choose to keep, and what we decide to transform. An essential reflection on breaking free from family patterns and the possibility of rewriting our story. This comic naturally finds its place at Grimoire Ancien, where we celebrate spaces for reflection that allow us to understand our roots to better choose our branches.