Émile Bravo (born 18 September 1964) is a

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artist.

Biography

Émile Bravo was born in Paris in 1964 from Spanish parents (a Catalan father and a Valencian mother). Having grown up with the famous Franco-Belgian comics like ''

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'' and ''

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'', he wanted to become a comics creator. After his studies, he started working for the magazine ''Marie-France'' and as an illustrator, before publishing his first comic book in 1990. It was written by Jean Regnaud, with whom he would collaborate on multiple occasions over the next decades. In 1992, he became a member of the "Atelier Nawak" (later the Atelier des Vosges) and their publishing branch

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, working together with people like

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, and

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. There he met and advised

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Bibliography

*''Ivoire'' :written by Jean Regnaud, Atomium, 1990; translated in Dutch *''Aleksis Strogonov'' :3 albums, with Jean Regnaud, 1993-1998 *''Épatantes aventures de Jules'' :6 albums at

Dargaud Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

, from 2000 on, winner of the 2002

Angoulême International Comics Festival René Goscinny award The René Goscinny award, named after the writer of Asterix and Lucky Luke, is awarded to comic writers at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It was first awarded in 1988 and 1992, every year between 1995 and 2008, and again since 2017. ...

for the second album ''La Réplique Inattendue'', from 2001 *''The Seven Squat Bears'' :Three albums, originally published between 2004 and 2009. Translated in English as ''Goldlocks and the Seven Squat Bears'', Orbit, 2010; ''The Hunger of the Seven Squat Bears'', Orbit, 2011; and ''Beauty and the Squat Bears'', Orbit, 2011. Nominated for the 2012

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

s in the category Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) *''Ma maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill'', Gallimard, 2007; translated as ''My Mommy Is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill'', Ponet Mon, 2009 :written by Jean Regnaud; named one of the five

Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials Les Essentiels d'Angoulême ("The Essentials of Angoulême") is a comics award chosen by the jury of the Angoulême International Comics Festival since 2007, selecting five albums from a longlist of some fifty. Subsidiary awards chosen by the sam ...

, and nominated for the 2007

Prix Saint-Michel The Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and although often said to be the oldest European comics awards, they are actually the sec ...

for Youth Comics and the 2010

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

for children's books; also translated in Spanish, German and Dutch *''

Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European ...

: Journal d'un ingénu'', Dupuis, 2008 :winner of the Prix RTL, Prix des Libraires BD, Prix Saint-Michel for best French-language comic, and the Award for the best comic of 2009 by the readers of ''

Libération ''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...

'', and named one of the five

; translated in Spanish, Dutch, Danish and

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biography from 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bravo, Emile 1964 births Living people Artists from Paris French comics artists Spirou et Fantasio French people of Catalan descent