Kerascoët is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (born 1978) and Sébastien Cosset (born 1975). A married couple, they met while attending the Olivier de Serres art school. They chose their pen name in 2000 after the hamlet of Kerascoët in

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where Pommepuy grew up. Kerascoët have worked on numerous ''

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'' as well as the animated television series '' Petit vampire'' and in advertisement. Several of their comics have been published in English by

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, to critical acclaim. They were nominated for an

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...

for their comic ''Beautiful Darkness'', and for the

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for Outstanding Graphic Novel for ''Beauty''.

Works

* ''Anita O'Day'', Editions Nocturne, 2001 * '' Donjon Crépuscule'', written by

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and

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, Delcourt: ** Volume 104 : ''Le Dojo du Lagon'', 2005 ** Volume 105 : ''Les Nouveaux Centurions'', 2005 * ''Miss Pas Touche'' (''Miss Don't Touch Me''), written by

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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. ...

: ** Volume 1 : ''La Vierge du bordel'', 2006 ** Volume 2 : ''Du sang sur les mains'', 2007 ** Volume 3 : ''Le prince charmant'', 2008 ** Volume 4 : ''Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare'', 2009. * '' Jolies Ténèbres (''Beautiful Darkness'')'', written by Marie Pommepuy and Fabien Vehlmann, Dupuis, 2009 * ''Cœur de glace'', written by Marie Pommepuy, art by Patrick Pion, Dargaud, 2011 * ''Beauté'' (''Beauty''), written by Hubert, Dupuis: ** Volume 1 : ''Désirs exaucés'', 2011 ** Volume 2 : ''La reine indécise'', 2012 ** Volume 3 : ''Simples mortels'', 2013 * ''Voyage en Satanie, T.1'' (''Satania''), written by Fabien Vehlmann, Dargaud, 2011. *''Les Tchouks'', written by Benjamin Richard, Rue de Sèvres, 2014– ** Volume 1 : ''On a fait une cabane'', 2014 ** Volume 2 : ''On a vu la mer !'', 2014 * Malala's Magic Pencil written by Malala Yousafzai, 2019 *''The Bug Girl'', written by Sophia Spencer with Margaret McNamara, Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020 *''De cape et de mots'', written by Flore Vesco, Dargaud, 2022.

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