In this comic we follow President Macron, from the debate between two rounds to the beginning of his presidency. The author draws a parallel between him and Racine, who had become the king's historian. Mathieu Sapin returns with a new volume where he follows politicians. Known for Presidential Campaign which follows the campaign for the presidency of François Hollande and Le Château which accompanies the latter during his mandate. He also wrote Gérard where this time, it is the actor Depardieu that he followed for five years. In Comédie Française, Sapin tells his way to succeed in doing as with the previous president: accompanying him and giving his point of view as a cartoonist on politics. He writes in the first person and directs himself. It's a bit like reading his travel diary between his attempts to approach the president and his questioning about his role in this story. 
A story between Racine and Macron
From the beginning, he vows to himself that he will no longer be involved in politics. But very quickly, he is caught up by his desire to rub shoulders with this environment. He recounts how he managed to get in touch with the new government and his attempts to get closer to the president. We meet well-known people like Sibeth Ndiaye, Alexandre Benalla or Brigitte Macron, the first lady of France. We also learn a lot about Racine, about whom he inquired, his youth, his life in the theater and the rest by courting. In this new comic, we could almost say that it is a biography of Racine. Fir, as usual, slips full of details and comments. These are often small asterisks or arrow notes to indicate a building or place. He even allows himself to imagine the court transposed to our time, BFMTV covering the news that caused a sensation at that time. It's also surprising to see some people on Macron's side knowing what they're going to say or do. We see Nicolas Hulot make his resignation announcement to France Inter or the beginning of the Benalla affair. 
A debut in cinema
Mathieu also tells us how he experienced the shooting of his first film Le poulain. He also shows us the first scene shot in the Élysée Palace, where he managed to negotiate a small shoot. Throughout the Comédie Française, we see the evolution of the first screenings and meetings with professionals and the public. We can also read his hesitations to make fiction or political documentary. His meetings at the restaurant with friends who tell him that he must continue politics. Or others who talk to him about the president, his temperament and intelligence. To sum up, Comédie Française is a dense and colorful comic, published by Dargaud. Mathieu Sapin signs here a worthy continuation of his previous works. Presidential campaign, the castle and Gerard also deserve to be read and to have a good place in all libraries.
