On April 18, 1955, Albert Einstein passed the weapon to the left. Based on a real fact, Pierre-Henry Gomont tells the story of the theft of the brain of the brilliant scientist by the forensic doctor in order to discover the origin of his genius. He makes a burlesque story and removed in an album that has just been published by Dargaud editions. The story may seem absurd, but Dr. Stolz actually existed and did steal Einstein's brain in order to unlock any secrets. From this surprising anecdote, the author constructs a dishevelled narrative in which the character is confronted not only with his hierarchy or the FBI, but also with Einstein himself, returned from the dead but without his brain, of course. It will also involve a neurologist who studies the behavior of mice. Aesthetically, the album is a real visual success. The drawing is nervous but precise and very detailed. The coloring, very contrasting, serves to energize the movements and to create atmospheres alternately light or heavy. 
Built like a burlesque road movie, The Brain Flight quickly finds its narrative rhythm. The more or less incredible situations make a pleasant moment of reading, especially thanks to the two FBI agents who are regularly possessed by the fugitives. Unfortunately, the last third of the album lingers a bit. From the moment the characters find refuge in a Kansas hospital, we end up being as bored as Stolz who goes around in circles by finding himself useless. The part of fantasy that held the reader from the beginning gradually disappears and finally the whole gets bogged down in a more banal narrative. The result is therefore a little disappointing. The Brain Drain is an interesting album that has the merit of evoking a little-known historical anecdote but which might have benefited from appearing in two volumes with a more humorous last third to stay in the tone of the beginning.
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