Laura Farcas

A darkly funny, coming-of-age graphic novel about childhood courage, imagination, and rebellion - told through the eyes of a fearless 6-year-old in 1980s Romania.

In a working-class neighborhood shaped by the so-called ＂Golden Age,＂ young Lorinel escapes daily frustrations by embarking on a surreal mission: to confront the powerful leader everyone fears... yet everyone pretends to admire.

Along the way, she is ＂guided＂ by Father Pop - a tiny, grumpy, pleasure-loving priest whose questionable wisdom and wild stories spark Lorinel’s curiosity about truth, authority, and propaganda. As her sense of justice awakens, Lorinel’s imagination becomes her greatest weapon.

Her journey only grows stranger when a dream about Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) pushes her to return to the presidential palace for answers she’s determined to find.

What she discovers is not what she expected - and it sets her on a path that challenges everything she was taught to believe.

• Humor-infused childhood stories

• Comic-memoirs with heart and rebellion

• Visually rich, slice-of-life adventures

• Coming-of-age tales in unusual settings

• Satirical, character-driven storytelling

• Works like Persepolis, Maus, Fun Home, and The Wall

• A unique comic memoir blending humor and emotional depth

• A child’s perspective on power, fear, and imagination

• Striking visuals that bring absurdity, warmth, and nostalgia to life

• A bold mix of satire, childhood innocence, and symbolic encounters

• A story that is both deeply personal and universally relatable

• Graphic memoirs

• Dark humor and satire

• Coming-of-age stories

• Eastern-European-themed nostalgia comics

• Imaginative, surreal storytelling

A darkly humorous, visually driven allegory for fans of Persepolis, Maus, and The Wall.