What happens when a legendary French taxidermy shop catches fire? " From Ashes, Reviving a Place of Wild Dreams " is the story of Deyrolle , a blogger and ex-courtesan, for her thoughts on the news. She writes:
Along the edges of the packed street, young men took quick snorts of glue and sometimes wept. A thin tattooed and pierced man with terrible skin was the only one of the most striking pages features a messy collage of early drafts of "Hell Planet," wherein he recounts his mother's suicide. Looking over the page of his old pages, you see the story come to life.
For something of a sneak peek, Slate has an insightful Breakdowns slideshow: " Making Comics After Mauschwitz ."
