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Emmanuel Larcenet, known as Manu Larcenet (born May 6, 1969) is a French cartoonist. He worked with
Fluide Glacial
''Fluide Glacial'' () is a monthly Franco-Belgian comics magazine and a publishing house founded on 1 April 1975 by Gotlib, Alexis (comics), Alexis and . It's one of the most successful comics magazine in France, along with Métal Hurlant.
Since ...
magazine from 1995 to 2006 and with ''
Spirou'' magazine from 1997 to 2004. He has also founded the French publisher
Les Rêveurs in 1998. Since 2000, he mostly works with
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.
...
.
Biography
Emmanuel Larcenet, also known as Manu Larcenet, was born in
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cat ...
,
Hauts-de-Seine, France. He studied graphic art at the
Sèvres
Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for ...
lycée and then went on to art school. While spending time as a singer in a punk-rock band, he published his first drawings in comics and rock fanzines. In October 1994, he was published in the French magazine
Fluide Glacial
''Fluide Glacial'' () is a monthly Franco-Belgian comics magazine and a publishing house founded on 1 April 1975 by Gotlib, Alexis (comics), Alexis and . It's one of the most successful comics magazine in France, along with Métal Hurlant.
Since ...
(issue #220) with ''L'Expert comptable de la jungle'', a first story rapidly followed by other complete ones, and republished later in comic books, in the series ''Soyons fous'', ''La Loi des séries'' and ''Bill Baroud''. Meanwhile, Larcenet was also actively working for "
Les rêveurs de runes". For this magazine and label specialising in fantasy, he created games called ''Raoul'', ''D'ac Raoul'', and, in 1997, ''Dallas cowboy''.
From that year on, alone first and then with
Gaudelette, he worked for
''Spirou'' magazine, publishing ''Pedro le Coati'', among others. In 1998, still for
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines.
Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French ...
but with
Jean-Michel Thiriet, he created ''La vie est courte''. His other drawings were independently collected and published in 1996 and 1998 in ''30 millions d'imbéciles'' and ''Ni dieu, ni maître, ni croquettes'' by
Glénat.
In 2000, he met
Guy Vidal who would become responsible for the label
Poisson Pilote 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.
...
. He became friends with him and started contributing to the Poisson Pilote label, drawing ''Les cosmonautes du futur'' based on a script by
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
, and later on ''Les Entremondes'' with his brother
Patrice Larcenet. In June 2001, he left
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
for
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
, keeping contact with Vidal. On a scenario by
Jean-Yves Ferri
Jean-Yves Ferri () (born 20 April 1959) is a French writer, designer, and colourist of comics.
On 25 July 2011, he was chosen as the writer for the next installment of the Asterix series created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Uderzo person ...
, he participated in ''Le retour à la terre''. Finally, he signed alone his next books : the ''Une aventure rocambolesque de...'', ''Le combat ordinaire'' (this last one being granted an award by the
Prize for Best Album at the
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after ...
) and ''Nic Oumouk'' series.
Bibliography
* ''30 millions d'imbéciles: Encyclopédie à poils et à vapeur'' (with Patrice Larcenet) (Glénat, 1996)
* ''La loi des séries'' (Fluide Glacial, 1997)
* ''Dallas cowboy'' (Les rêveurs de runes, 1997)
* ''Ni dieu ni maître ni croquettes'' (with Patrice Larcenet) (Glénat, 1998)
* ''Presque'' (Les rêveurs de runes, 1998)
* ''A l'ouest de l'infini'' (drawings by
Julien Solé) (Fluide Glacial, 1999)
* ''On fera avec'' (Les rêveurs de runes, 2000)
* ''La vie est courte'' (Dupuis, 1998–2000)
** ''Jusqu'à présent'' (with Jean-Michel Thiriet) (1999)
** ''Profitons-en'' (with Jean-Michel Thiriet) (1998)
** ''Rien ne va plus'' (with Jean-Michel Thiriet) (2000)
* ''L'artiste de la famille'' (Les rêveurs de runes, 2001)
* ''Les superhéros injustement méconnus'' (Fluide Glacial, 2001)
* ''Les entremondes'' (Dargaud, 2000–2001)
** ''Lazarr'' (with Patrice Larcenet) (2000)
** ''Les eaux lourdes'' (with Patrice Larcenet) (2001)
* ''Soyons fous'' (Fluide Glacial, 1996–2002)
** ''Volume 1'' (1996)
** ''Dans la dignité'' (2002)
* ''Bill Baroud'' (
Fluide Glacial
''Fluide Glacial'' () is a monthly Franco-Belgian comics magazine and a publishing house founded on 1 April 1975 by Gotlib, Alexis (comics), Alexis and . It's one of the most successful comics magazine in France, along with Métal Hurlant.
Since ...
, 1998–2002)
** ''Espion'' (1998)
** ''A la rescousse'' (1999)
** ''La dernière valse'' (2000)
** ''La jeunesse de Bill Baroud'' (2002)
* ''Pedro le coati'' (
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines.
Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French ...
, 2001–2002)
** ''Volume 1'' (with Gaudelette) (2001)
** ''Volume 2'' (with Gaudelette) (2002)
* ''
Les cosmonautes du futur'' (Dargaud, 2000–2004)
** ''Volume 1'' (with
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2000)
** ''Le retour'' (with
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2001)
** ''Résurrection'' (with
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2004)
* ''
Une aventure rocambolesque de...'' (Dargaud, 2002–2004)
** ''Sigmund Freud: Le temps de chien'' (2002)
** ''Vincent Van Gogh: La ligne de Front'' (2004)
** ''La légende de Robin des bois'' (2003 – added to the serie in 2009)
** ''Soldat Inconnu – Crevaisons'' (with Daniel Casanave, 2009).
*''Les pénibles aventures de Critixman le superhéros super suffisant'', (Les Rêveurs, 2006)
* ''
Donjon parade'' (
Delcourt, 2000–2007)
** ''Un donjon de trop'' (with
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
and
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2000)
** ''Le sage du ghetto'' (with
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
and
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2001)
** ''Le jour des crapauds'' (with
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
and
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2002)
** ''Des fleurs et des marmots'' (with
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
and
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2004)
** ''Technique Grogro'' (with
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
and
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim (born Laurent Chabosy, , on 11 December 1964), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animat ...
) (2007)
* ''
Nic Oumouk'' (
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.
...
, 2005–2007)
** ''Total Souk pour Nic Oumouk'' (2005)
** ''La France a peur de Nic Oumouk'' (2007)
*''De mon chien comme preuve irréfutable de l'inexistence d'un dieu omniprésent'', (6 pieds sous terre, 2007)
* ''
Le retour à la terre'' (with
Jean-Yves Ferri
Jean-Yves Ferri () (born 20 April 1959) is a French writer, designer, and colourist of comics.
On 25 July 2011, he was chosen as the writer for the next installment of the Asterix series created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Uderzo person ...
, Dargaud, 2002–2008)
** ''La vraie vie'' (2002)
** ''Les projets'' (2003)
** ''Le vaste monde'' (2005)
** ''Le déluge'' (2006)
** ''Les révolutions'', (2008)
* ''
Le combat ordinaire'' (
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.
...
, 2003–2008)
** ''Le combat ordinaire'' (2003)
** ''Les quantités négligeables'' (2004)
** ''Ce qui est précieux'' (2006)
** ''Planter des clous'' (2008)
*''
L'Angélus de Midi'' (
Les Rêveurs, 2008)
** ''Volume 1'', (2008)
*''Blast'' (Dargaud, 2009)
** ''Grasse Carcasse'', (2009)
*''
Chez Francisque'' (with Yan Lindingre, Fluide Glacial vol. 1 and 2, Dargaud, vol. 3 and 4 – 2006–2010))
** ''Tome 1'', (2006)
** ''Tome 2'', (2007)
** ''Une année vue du zinc'', (2009)
** ''Tout fout le camp'', (2010)
*''Le sens de la vis'' (with Jean-Yves Ferri, Les Rêveurs, 2007–2010)
** ''Le sens de la vis'', (2007)
** ''Tracer le cercle'', (2010)
* ''Peu de gens savent'', (Les Rêveurs, 2010)
Awards
* 2001: nominated for the
Humour Award and the
Best French Comic Book Award at the
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after ...
, France
* 2002: nominated for the
Best Artwork Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 2003: nominated for the
Audience Award An audience award is typically an award at a film festival (or some other type of cultural festival or similar competition) which is selected by the audience attending the festival, rather than by the festival jury or a group of critics.
Example ...
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 2004:
Best Comic Book Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
:: – nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 2006: nominated for Best Comic (French language) and Best Story at the
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 s ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
* 2010: French Comics Library Prize for Best Comic Book for the first volume of Blast.
References
External links
*
Non official website (in French)
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1969 births
Living people
People from Issy-les-Moulineaux
French cartoonists
French comics artists
French comics writers
French male writers
Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres