Alexis Nolent (; born 1967) is a French writer. He writes scripts for video games and has also written a novel and, under the pen name Matz, a number of comics.
Life and career Nolent was born in Rouen, France, and grew up in the Caribbean, before moving to Paris.MATZ: Writer of The Killer, Jazma, October 31, 2006
His graphic novel Du plomb dans la tête, AKA Headshot, was adapted into the 2012 film Bullet to the Head.Warner aims for 'Headshot', Variety, October 14, 2008 He has written The Killer (Le Tueur) and Cyclops (Cyclopes) both of which have been optioned for films, also by producer Alexandra Milchan, the former at Netflix with director David FincherDavid Fincher interview , MTV, January 7, 2008 and the latter at Warner Brothers by James Mangold.WB, Mangold eye Nolent's 'Cyclops', Variety The Killer is his first to be published in English and is published by Archaia Studios Press, who are dividing each of volumes into two parts and releasing in American comic book format bi-monthly. The first four issues were collected as a hardcover volume, which won IGN's Best Indy Book of 2007 Award,Best Indy Book , IGN Newsarama's Best of '07 gave it the "Best Comic You Didn't Read This Year" awardBest Shots: Best of '07 Edition, Newsarama, December 30, 2007 and Entertainment Weekly named it #2 in a list of Best comics of 2007.The Best Comics of 2007, Entertainment Weekly, Dec 18, 2007
Other work includes Headshot (Du plomb dans la tête) with Colin Wilson, Shandy with Dominique Bertail and an upcoming adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel Savage Night with artist Miles Hyman.Making the Tick , Broken Frontiers, November 3, 2006Matz - A "Killer" Comic Writer, Comic Book Resources, April 12, 2007
The Killer was optioned for a 2023 feature film adaptation, starring Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton.Benderspink options 'Starkweather', Variety, November 8, 2007
Awards 2004: Won Best Story, Prix Saint-Michel, for Du plomb dans la tête 2006: Won Best Comic (French language), Prix Saint-Michel, for Shandy 2: Le dragon d'Austerlitz Nominated for Best artwork, Prix Saint-Michel, for Shandy 2: Le dragon d'Austerlitz 2007: Nominated for "Award for Favourite European Comics" Eagle Award, for The Killer. 2008: Nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" Eisner Award, for The Killer.2008 Eisner Award Nominees Named (press release), Newsarama, April 14, 2008
Bibliography Peines perdues (with Jean-Christophe Chauzy,Jean-Christophe Chauzy at Lambiek Casterman, August 1993) The Killer (with Luc JacamonLuc Jacamon at Lambiek): French, Casterman:Casterman profile for Le Tueur Long feu (October 1998) L'Engrenage (April 2000) La Dette (August 2001) Les Liens du sang (August 2002) La Mort dans l'âme (October 2003) Modus vivendi (September 2007) English, Archaia Studios Press: Volume 1 (collects #1-4: "'Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ) Shandy (with Dominique Bertail,Dominique Bertail at Lambiek Delcourt): Agnès (November 2002, ) Le Dragon d'Austerlitz (January 2006, ) Du plomb dans la tête (aka Headshot) (with Colin Wilson, Casterman): Les Petits poissons (January 2004) Les Gros poissons (February 2005) Du bordel dans l'aquarium (January 2006) Cyclops (with Luc Jacamon, CastermanCasterman profile for Cyclopes): La Recrue (September 2005) Le Héros (September 2006) Snowpiercer: The Prequel (with Jean-Marc Rochette): Part 1: Extinction (2019) Part 2: Apocalypse (2020) Part 3: Annihilation (2024) The Killer: Affairs of the State (with Luc Jacamon) Traitement négatif (January 2020) Circuit court (October 2020) Variable d'ajustement (October 2021) Frères humains (September 2022) La face cachée de l'abîme (October 2023)
References
External links
Matz at Bedetheque Matz at Casterman Matz at Delcourt Preview of The Killer #1
Interviews Matz Narks on The Killer, Comicon, June 6, 2006