Since 1974, the Angoulême Festival has been a major comic strip event at the start of the year. In addition to the international prize list, several competitions are organized, such as the Hippocampe for which a young Fécampois from the Medico-educational Institute was awarded this year (our edition of 30 January). In the school comic book contest, it’s another Fécampois, student of 5e to La Providence, which received a Petit Fauve d’Or. Gaston Lheureux, 12, imagined The robbery of the National Bank.
“ It’s the story of two thieves trying to rob a bank for the first time. It’s a bit of a pain, because it’s the most secure in France. here “, says Gaston. When he describes the creation process, everything seems extremely simple. While their family is interested in different disciplines, the boy and his sister “ have cornered “ the field of drawing from an early age, to use the expression of their father, Michael. They quickly make it their “ glandage activity ” or they “ revitalize their imagination “. While appropriating and developing their own technique.
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Unlucky thieves
For the competition, Gaston composed two boards, as required by the regulations for the individual event. He executed “ shades of black, lines, white “, with different pens, as he describes it. No colors. By “ lazy to color “said the boy. And above all, its boxes are so rich in details already. He likes to draw “ weird characters, a little supernatural “. With big noses or big ears. Or an apple with hands and feet. Right now, he’s biting a hippo. He is inspired by“ a stuffed toy that my sister and I talk about. A kind of puppet “. It could become a comic, “ normally soon “.
For the competition, Gaston had chosen this time to draw humans. Their breakage succeeded: “ Yes and no “. The police after them “ do something prohibited and have their license temporarily removed “, continues the young author. They take a taxi in which the thieves will also climb. When he imagines such a story, the Fécampois leaves “ a little bit in improvisation “, adding “ elements as you go. There are things coming “. Realizing the characters can be his priority. “ After that, it depends on which point of view we see the boxes. “ The decor can take over. Exercise can be intensive. And even “ physical, psychological, psychological effort “says the first concerned. It was after three weeks of work that he finished his work.
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Leaf,
a class notebook,
or a hand
Very young, as his father remembers, he “ burst out laughing ” discovering comics The little furry ones, before I can even read. With his sister. Today, a good student by his own admission, Gaston draws on his course notebooks. “ On my hand too sometimes. ” Or just “ on leaves “. Gaston recently received “ a sheet of paper with stuff on it “, he has fun. A degree. He went to Angoulême with his family to get his Petit Fauve prize. Of the seventy awards distributed this year, Gaston was the only one in Seine-Maritime to receive Gold. The Fécampois did not envisage “ no more than that ” take it away. “ It is not very important to win, but I like that ! ” He is already working on new boards for the 2020-2021 competition. The continuation for Fécampois is to be written. Perhaps the “Petit Fauve” will one day become big?
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