THE NECROMANCHIAN

Hans Dubonheur and John Morose are artists, and have known each other forever. But if Dubonheur and his cat paintings enjoyed resounding success, The art world continues to leave Morose at its doors. Unable to create, Morose tirelessly hides behind the idea that he lacks THE right one brush, THE right color… and refuses to see that he is above all paralyzed by his doubts. But one day, his favorite supply store is replaced by a pet shop: what a disarray! Instead of the brush that would have everything changed — for sure — Morose returns home with, in his arms, an adorable little dog… In his little decrepit pavilion, in the shadow of the overwhelming house-studio of his former friend from the Beaux-Arts, Morose then meets the devoted gaze of his new companion, and marvels: could fate have finally decided to reshuffle his cards? After "Bob and Sally are friends", " Papayou” and “Micro Zouzou among the maxi-zinzins” (with Léon Maret), Matthias Arégui continues to celebrate friendship by drawing on the codes of manga as much than in his memories of 60 million friends. He navigates freely between the registers, makes us laugh (drawing a tear from us without us noticing), to speak to us this time, with sincerity, about the condition of an artist: to create to begin a dialogue with the world, while being crushed by the idea that No one, perhaps, will answer... Without ever losing his humor, with a unparalleled talent for staging tenderness, Matthias Arégui signs here his richest and most accomplished book. A dog, cats, doubts — and a ghost, obviously: The Necromancer is a story full of light, too surprising as it is funny, as elaborate as it is poignant: the remarkable work of a artist who found his language.