Les passagers du vent

François Bourgeon’s Les passagers du vent is a landmark French comic series, originally serialized in the 1980s and later collected in this 2010–2011 France Loisirs edition spanning three issues. Set against the backdrop of the 18th-century Atlantic slave trade, it follows the resilient heroine Isa as she navigates love, freedom, and moral compromise aboard a French slave ship. Bourgeon, the sole writer and artist, brings meticulous historical detail and expressive linework to a story that remains a touchstone for its unflinching look at colonial brutality and its nuanced female protagonist.