AT FESTIVAL
Characterized by a clean, expressive and ironic way of drawing, Émile Bravo is considered one the most relevant authors of kid-oriented comics in France. His stories are exciting and adventurous, marked by a cynic and biting approach always balanced with delicate and tender moments. Another element that never lacks in Bravo’s works is irony; his books in fact never fail at stealing the reader a smile.
And in this game of delicate balances carried on with elegance and intelligence, his characters come to life.
Bravo always propose us a mix of ingredients giving kid-oriented comics a breath of fresh air: comics are not only a distraction, but they represent one of the most effective tools to grant the kid’s sensibility a rich and complete education and growth.
It’s Jean, Spirou, Fantasio and the seven squat bears who enliven the show Segreti e bugie: but which secrets do Jean and Michèle keep? And what about the big lies told by the adults? Through a visual path in which the author constantly tries to involve and surprise the reader, the viewer will be guided into Bravo’s emotive universe.
And in this game of delicate balances carried on with elegance and intelligence, his characters come to life.
Bravo always propose us a mix of ingredients giving kid-oriented comics a breath of fresh air: comics are not only a distraction, but they represent one of the most effective tools to grant the kid’s sensibility a rich and complete education and growth.
It’s Jean, Spirou, Fantasio and the seven squat bears who enliven the show Segreti e bugie: but which secrets do Jean and Michèle keep? And what about the big lies told by the adults? Through a visual path in which the author constantly tries to involve and surprise the reader, the viewer will be guided into Bravo’s emotive universe.
BIOGRAPHY
Émile Bravo was born in Paris in 1964 from a family with Hispanic roots. In 1992 he moves to the collective studio Nawak with Lewis Trondheim, Christophe Blain, Emmanuel Guibert, David B., Joann Sfar and Fabrice Tarrin, and in 1995 he founds l’Atelier des Vosges.
Among his works, we would like to recall Épatantes aventures de Jules, in which the author faces current affairs and scientific facts like relativity, clonation, the origin of mankind and death; in 2008 he publishes Aventures de Spirou et Fantasio, a renowned character created in 1938 by Robert Velter and translated also in Italian, and in the same year Ma maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill, based on Jean Regnaud’s autobiographic script, wins the “Essentiel” prize in Angoulême. While it is expected for March the Italian edition of Boucle d’or et les ours nains.
Bravo is currently working at Atelier La Piscine with Marc Boutavant, Delphine Chedru, Christian Aubrun, Manu Boisteau and Nine Antico.
Among his works, we would like to recall Épatantes aventures de Jules, in which the author faces current affairs and scientific facts like relativity, clonation, the origin of mankind and death; in 2008 he publishes Aventures de Spirou et Fantasio, a renowned character created in 1938 by Robert Velter and translated also in Italian, and in the same year Ma maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill, based on Jean Regnaud’s autobiographic script, wins the “Essentiel” prize in Angoulême. While it is expected for March the Italian edition of Boucle d’or et les ours nains.
Bravo is currently working at Atelier La Piscine with Marc Boutavant, Delphine Chedru, Christian Aubrun, Manu Boisteau and Nine Antico.