Sine Qua Non

Medieval nuns practice splastic humor, stigmata appear like buboes in times of plague, the weather elements are embodied to eventually serve as fuel for any boat and so that everyone world understands well, the rare texts are in Latin (the kitchen version of preference, but rest assured, a glossary is included in the book). Alternating comic strips and scratch cards, Marcel Ruijters depicts in 8 stories a Middle Ages that we did not imagine to be so comical. Laying the foundations of this writing which he later used to compose the much more serious Inferno and The Blessed (published in 2013 and 2022 by The Hoochie Coochie), Sine Qua Non is a collection that every history lover should know. medieval. Originally published in 2005 by l'An 2, this short story edition of Sine Qua Non is enriched with two texts (from its editor as well as from the author himself) aiming to underline the relevance of Marcel Ruijers' perspective on medieval art and how this art has always nourished creators of comic strip.