François Henry Monier also known as Babouse (born 8 May 1972) in

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is a cartoonist, journalist, Illustrator and author of comics.

Characteristics of the work

He claims to have a certain style of humorous drawing and a sense of the absurd ("

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","Psikopat ( fr)","France 3 Nord","The Irina","ROXANNE"...), this is felt also in scenarios of his comics (" Spirou","Psikopat"...) or in his writings (" Fluide Glacial")"in the"Babouse blues"). Some of his lighter and more delusional publishings are: ("Play in the House", " Hara-Kiri" - version André Bercoff, "Presto", "Margarine comics", "Lucid Comas", "Hercules and the Golden Fleece"...). The beady eyes of his characters and their rounded noses is similar to other work done by

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. However, at the same time he continued more graphic and tortured work in "humanity" and "new life working" by signing his own name or for illustration of black novels.

Biography

In 1982, he went on evening courses in the fine arts in Boulogne-sur-mer. He began his studies at the regional University of the Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque and in 1990, he devoted himself fully to comics and drawing of news.

Bibliography

The 40 commandments series

* "The 40 commandments of gardening", Éditions Wygo, 2010 * "The 40 commandments of the Comité d'Entreprise", Éditions Wygo, 2010 * "The 40 commandments of camping", Éditions Wygo, 2010 * "40 commandments of gay", Éditions Wygo, 2010 * "The 40 commandments of the teacher", Éditions Wygo, 2009 * "The 40 commandments of the handyman", Éditions Wygo, 2009 * "40 commandments of women", Éditions Wygo, 2008 * "The 40 commandments of the Ch'ti ', Éditions Wygo, 2008 * "The 40 commandments of man", Éditions Wygo, 2008

Comic

* "Te see me do oeul?", Éditions City Hall of

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, 2002 * "France made in Sarko", Éditions Wygo, 2009

Illustrations

* "The zamal Primer" Nicolas Millet, Éditions Z, 2011. * "The Almanac of the big heads" of

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, Editions Michel Lafon, 2012. * "Guillaume Meurice chronic society" Guillaume Meurice and Babouse, Editions 2011 30-editions. * "The list of holidays of the big heads" of

, Editions Michel Lafon, 2012. * "The Almanac of the big heads" of

, Editions Michel Lafon, 2013.

External links

France 3 documentary devoted to the cartoonist

(French) * ttp://coqdesbruyeres.fr/ "Le Coq of les Bruyères", collaborative site of columnists and comedians publishing drawings of Babouse(French)

References

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