The private collection of designer F’Murrr enters the national collections

The donation of the heirs of the author, who died in 2018, includes 238 drawings and illustrations. A first for comics. On April 10, 2018, the cartoonist F’Murrr, whose real name is Richard Peyzaret, known in particular for his series The Genius of the Alpine Pastures, died at the age of 72. It leaves an … Read more

The first openly gay Captain America soon in comics

For the double occasion of “Pride Month” and the 80e character’s birthday, an upcoming Marvel comic will feature a new take on America’s most patriotic superhero. A new version written by Josh Trujillo, himself transgender. The incarnations of the superhero Captain America follow each other and are not alike. On Netflix, Anthony Mackie is preparing … Read more

Visit of the Guibert exhibition, live awards … Behind the scenes of the 48th Angoulême Festival

WE WERE THERE – The event dedicated to comics is one of the few that has not been canceled. Report in the heart of the Angoumois city which tries to put some dream bubbles in its daily covid. This year, the 48th edition of the Angoulême Comic Strip Festival took place in resilience mode, and … Read more

Le Figaro had spotted five award-winning albums

LA CASE BD – Landis Blair, Léonie Bischoff, Maurane Mazars, Michel Rabagliati, Zanzim … The authors and designers rewarded in Angoulême had entrusted us with their manufacturing secrets, via our weekend format, the Case BD. Le Fauve d’or, best album award : The Hunting Accident, in the dantesque hell of an American prison On May … Read more

Tanz !, a freedom-loving youth in 1950s New York

LA CASE BD – In her second album, selected in Angoulême, Maurane Mazars, the 29-year-old designer, gracefully illustrates the dance world. Luminous. The Angoulême Festival hailed a true hymn to life and freedom by selecting Dance! for the race for the Golden Fauve. Maurane Mazars’ second album, his school project, celebrates daring youth, the one … Read more