"A funny, funky, and fresh fantasy adventure."—François Vigneault, author of TITAN
After rising day after day for billions of years, the Sun — recovering from a bit too much celestial partying the night before — makes a fateful decision to stay in bed. With the Earth plunged into darkness, everyone from Philomène the flower to Death itself face dire consequences, trapped in an everlasting winter and surrounded by mysterious creatures that have emerged from the shadows. Can anything make the Sun shine again?
This surprisingly powerful wordless fable set in a one-of-a-kind fantasy universe will touch readers of all ages, and is perfect for fans of Shaun Tan's The Arrival and Jeff Smith's BONE.
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Thomas Blais-Leblanc was born in Montréal in 1993. He's been drawing comics since an early age, and many of his characters have been following him around for years. He studied cartooning at UQO, and it was during his final year at school that he started work on VII, which eventually became his first professional book and which won the prestigious Réal-Fillion Award for Best Debut in 2018. His most recent book is Casa Rodeo.

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• Nominated, Prix de la critique ACBD – Best Book
• Nominated, Bédéis Causa – Best Book
• Nominated, Prix Bédélys – Best Book – Québec

"This kinetic graphic novel, full of charming character designs and gorgeous cartooning, manages to seamlessly merge a funny, funky, and fresh fantasy adventure with a surprisingly powerful meditation on mortality."
—François Vigneault, author of TITAN
"Botanica Drama is able to evoke a complete and casual mythos... Thom's incorporation of both light, Looney Tunes comedy and the horrors of a permanent night means the world never becomes maudlin... Botanica Drama is at core a love story, charmingly told."
—Connor Harrison, Montreal Review of Books
"Botanica Drama is exactly the kind of whimsical, thoughtful, artistically unique indie comic I would love to pick up at a convention or book fair... This comic is a wonderful meditation on life, death, and friendship… Botanica Drama is worth checking out."
—Magdalena Nitchi, ImaginAtlas
"Botanica Drama manages to balance humor and sadness with the strength of visual storytelling alone... the art is charming, and there are so many little elements that it’s worth exploring each panel carefully."
—No Flying No Tights