Fabien Vehlmann (born 30 January 1972) is a French comics writer best known for Green Manor and Seuls. Yvan Delporte called him "the René Goscinny of the third millennium".
Biography
Fabien Vehlmann, born in 1972 in Mont-de-Marsan, grew up in the Landes and the Savoie. He studied in Nantes. He started writing comics in 1996, but only got to work for Spirou magazine the next year, where he provided very short stories for the weekly summary of the magazine. Soon, some stories of a few pages followed, with artwork by a number of different artists, including Eric Maltaite and René Follet. His first recurring series was Green Manor with Denis Bodart. With Bruno Gazzotti he created Seuls.
In January 2009, it was announced in Spirou magazine #3694 that Jean-David Morvan and José-Luis Munuera would be succeeded as the creative team behind the series Spirou et Fantasio by Yoann and Vehlmann, who had together created the first volume of Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par.... Their first album in the regular series is announced for October 2009.ToutenBD reports the new authors for Spirou (24 January 2009) In his creative process, Vehlmann is known for a collaborative approach, giving significant creative freedom to his illustrators and adapting the narrative pacing to match their visual style. This methodology was highly prominent in his work on Seuls with Bruno Gazzotti. While initially perceived as a standard children's adventure, Vehlmann intentionally steered the series into a dark, psychological thriller that tackles complex themes such as death, isolation, and moral relativism, challenging traditional boundaries of youth literature.
Bibliography SeriesYearsVolumes ArtistEditorGreen Manor2001–20053Denis BodartDupuis (English publisher: Cinebook Ltd)Des lendemains sans nuage20011Bruno Gazzotti and Ralph MeyerLe LombardSamedi et Dimanche2001 -4GwenDargaudLe Marquis d'Anaon2002 - 5Matthieu BonhommeDargaudLa nuit de l'Inca2003–20042Frantz DuchazeauDargaudIan2003 - 4Ralph MeyerDargaudWondertown2005 - 2Benoît FeroumontDupuisLes cinq conteurs de Bagdad20061Frantz DuchazeauDargaudSeuls2006–present14Bruno GazzottiDupuisUne Aventure de... Spirou et Fantasio20061YoannDupuisSept psychopathes20071Sean PhillipsDelcourtDieu qui pue, dieu qui pête20081Frantz DuchazeauMilanJolies Ténèbres (Beautiful Darkness)20091KerascoëtDrawn and QuarterlySpirou et Fantasio2010-20215YoannDupuisL'Île aux cent mille Morts20111JasonGlénat
Awards 2002: Iris award at the Prix Saint-Michel for Le Marquis d'AnaonOfficial site 2002 2002: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Scenario for Green Manor 2002: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for First Comic Book for Samedi et Dimanche 2005: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Scenario for Le Marquis d'Anaon 2006: nominated for Best comic (French language) at the Prix Saint-Michel for SeulsOfficial site 2006 nominations 2007: Prix des libraires BD, awarded by Canal BD, for Les cinq conteurs de Bagdad 2008: nominated for Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel for Seuls 3
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External links Biography at Dupuis Biographie at Evene.fr