The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death.

Paul Revoy, Michel Revoy, and three two other men are at sea aboard the Miette Research Vessel in the Weddell Sea. The waves are high, and the boat can’t stay above them. As the water starts to flood the boat, Michel gets caught inside an automatic locking room. Alarms go off constantly, and Paul attempts to save Michel, but there’s nothing he can do. Michel hands Paul a yellow tube with the name “Jules” written on it and tells Paul to protect their life’s work. Michel also seals a message inside a wine bottle. The two other crew members pull Paul away as he screams for Michel. They board the life raft, and Paul watches in horror as the boat goes down. Michel ends up submerged in the sea and makes a connection with a crab who uses an old can as a shell. Michel drifts away, but his wine bottle remains. The crab, along with two octopuses and a sea turtle, surround the wine bottle, looking at it curiously.