After deliberations by the jury chaired by Philip Maneuverthe prize for the best rock comic strip was awarded on Saturday January 28 during a ceremony at the Red Lion in Angouleme.
The laureate is :
– Kiss the sky – Jimi Hendrix 1942 – 1970 of JM Dupont and Mezzo (Glénat)
The 7 albums in lyce for the 2023 Elvis Gold Award were:
– Hellfest, Metal Vortex by Jorge Bernstein, Fabrice Hodecent, Pixel Vengeur (Rouquemoute)
– Kiss the sky, Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970by JM Dupont, Mezzo (Glénat)
– Wild Animals by Johan De MoorStephen Desberg (Casterman)
– Malcom McLaren, the art of disaster by Marie Ennard, Lionel Chouin, Manu Leduc (Futuropolis)
– Stupid white male by Salch (The Hammerhead Sharks)
– Vega de Serge Lehman, Yann Legendre (Albin Michel)
– Vernon Subutexby Virginie Despentes, Light (Albin Michel)
The jury is composed of:
– Loraine Adam, Rolling Stone journalist
– Laetitia Coryn, actress, author and cartoonist
– Hervé Desinge, former editor of Écho des Savanes
– Frédéric Felder, editor and screenwriter
– Imara, enlightener
– François Julien, head of the culture department of VSD
– Kent, singer, writer and illustrator
– Tanino Liberatore, comic book author
– Franck Margerin, comic book author
– Vuillemin, cartoonist and actor
Photo credits: Golden Elvis Prize 2023
