A l'ombre des tours mortes

Art Spiegelman’s À l’ombre des tours mortes, published by Flammarion from 2016 onward, is a deeply personal, book-length graphic reflection on the shadow cast by the September 11 attacks, rendered in his signature stark, expressive style. Created entirely by Spiegelman as both writer and artist, this single-issue work extends his decades-long exploration of trauma and history, offering a meditative, unflinching visual essay on a defining modern tragedy. It matters as a major late-career statement from one of comics’ most celebrated auteurs, applying his formal mastery to a subject that continues to resonate.