Morvan in 2017. Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969 in Reims,

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) is a French

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. Morvan studied arts at the

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. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that his true strength is storytelling, and so now he is best known as a comics writer. He resides in Reims,

. His main series are ''

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'', '' Sir Pyle'' and '' Merlin'', all with José Luis Munuera, and '' Wake'' with

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. He has published more than 230 comics to date.

Awards

* 2002: nominated for the Youth Award (9-12 years) at the

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, France * 2004: nominated for the Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 2006: Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival ** Νominated for Best Youth Comic at the

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, Brussels,

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* 2007: Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel * 2008: nominated for Best Story at the Prix Saint-Michel

Notes

1969 births Living people Writers from Reims French comics writers Spirou et Fantasio French male writers {{Europe-comics-creator-stub