Étienne Lécroart (born 1960) is a French
cartoonist
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. He is a founder and key member of
Oubapo Oubapo (, short for french: Ouvroir de bande dessinée potentielle; roughly translated: ''"workshop of potential comic book art"'') is a comics movement which believes in the use of formal constraints to push the boundaries of the medium. OuBaPo i ...
association, Ouvroir de BAnde dessinée POtentielle. He has composed cartoons that could be read either horizontally, vertically, or in diagonal, and vice versa. He also plays the
sousaphone
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, and participates in several musical bands.
Awards
* 1999 : Lauréat du Trophée Presse-Citron, best French press
editorial cartoon
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* 2003 : Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir Grandville 2003
Bibliography
*''L'Ère du cornichon'' (
Car rien n'a d'importance - 1992)
*''Pervenche et Victor'' (
L'Association
L'Association is a French publishing house located in Paris which publishes comic books. It was founded in May 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu, Lewis Trondheim, David B., Mattt Konture, Patrice Killoffer, Stanislas, and Mokeït.
L'Association i ...
- 1994)
*''Pat et Tic'' (
Hors Gabarit - 1995)
*''La vie exemplaire de Saint Sinus'' (
Cornélius - 1995)
*''Poil au Cupidon'' (
Glénat - 1995)
*''Oupus 1'' (L'Association - 1996)
*''La Vie de bureau'' (
Hors Collection
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- 1996)
*''Et c'est comme ça que je me suis enrhumée'' (
Le Seuil - 1998)
*''Ratatouille'' (Le Seuil - 1999)
*''Cercle vicieux'' (L'Association - 2000) — the first half of the cartoon is used for the second half, but in the reverse order.
*''Oupus 3'' (L'Association - 2000)
*''Tout l'humour du monde'' (Glénat - 2001)
*''Machins trucs'' (Glénat - 2002)
*''Superlipopette'' (Glénat - 2003)
*''Le Cycle'' (L'Association - 2003)
*''Oupus 2'' (L'Association - 2003)
*''Oupus 4'' (L'Association - 2004)
*''Scroubabble'' (Jeu - L'Association - 2005)
*''L'élite à la portée de tous'' (L'Association - 2005)
Music
*''Copains Comme Cochons''
External links
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French comics artists
French comics writers
Living people
1960 births
French male writers
Oulipo members
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