The attacks at the Bataclan marked the France but also the lives of many victims. How to get up after suffering the horror? This is the question posed by After November 13 edited by Delcourt in a sensitive work. Getting up from two gunshots… Sophie Parra was present at the Bataclan on November 13, 2015 when the terrorists arrived to carry out a massacre. Although she was shot twice in the body, Sophie is one of the survivors. After November 13 , he reports the gunfire and wonders how Sophie can regain her taste for life. At the hospital, she realizes that this attack will leave lifelong traces in her body because a bullet has remained frozen in her pelvis. She walks with crutches for a long time and the physical pain remains because not everything comes from the body. 
There is also moral suffering. After November 13 shows that going back is impossible and that everyday life is an ordeal. At first, she can't get out of her house and at night, she fears that terrorists will come back to "finish the job". She can't watch the news on TV without crying. Then, she manages to mingle with others but not everywhere. A map shows where she can no longer go. The pain will also come from the unexpected recesses of the net. While on the hospital bed, Sophie has the courage to send a message of peace to Muslims. This kindness earned him an avalanche of Islamophobic hatred and a questioning of his testimony by followers of false conspiracy theories. Journalists from Here buy his knowledge to get his mobile number. … Get help… Conversely, her family supports her. Anonymous people also take pity on her but Sophie cannot stand this commiseration. Medication helps, but side effects complicate Sophie's life. The reader discovers in After November 13 that there is also public aid. For free, she is followed by a recognized shrink but this is not her solution. She will prefer to choose her specialist… rather several. Compensation exists but the circuit to obtain it is an obstacle course or rather the survivor. A victims' association proposes to return to the Bataclan or to see a concert to overcome the trauma. … to writhe with laughter The scenario of After November 13 is taken from the experience of Sophie Parra that Davy Mourier helped to shape. Rather than choosing realism and depression, the two writers sometimes opt for humor. They of course avoid for the attack. Sophie has an admirable perspective on her situation. We smile during the first days in the hospital as the doctor announces that Sophie could lose the use of her legs. Already having a bullet in her body, she prefers to avoid embarking on a collection. 
This bittersweet tone is characteristic of the collection Une case en moins directed by Davy Mourier. The objective is on the one hand to offer albums mixing depression, tenderness and humor. On the other hand, Davy Mourier wants to open the doors of comics by looking for musicians actors, comedians or here a witness and to accompany them in the discovery of this new medium. After November 13 marks the professional debut of cartoonist and colorist Gery. Her round style brings a softness and tenderness that is the perfect counterpoint to Sophie's trauma. This roundness does not prevent to represent the waking nightmares of Sophie. The colorization is also very accurate especially in the account of the attack. The cold colors of the beginning give way to warm tones and then almost complete black. In addition, this style close to the clear line makes it possible to pass the humor without shocking. After November 13 is the story of Sophie's resilience. The reader is deeply moved by his multiple sufferings but also by his courage to move towards physical and moral reconstruction. The journey is complex and personal but the end brings a ray of sunshine. You can find other testimonials in comics on the site with A revolutionary feminist at the workshop and The itinerary of a bitch.
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