French comic book artist, colorist, and writer
Cyril Pedrosa (born 22 November 1972) is a French comic book artist, colorist, and writer.
Biography
Early life
Pedrosa was born in
Poitiers to a family of
Portuguese descent; his grandfather immigrated to France in the 1930s.
[1] He wanted to become a drawing artist since his adolescence, studying animation at
Gobelins school, then working from 1996 to 1998 at
Walt Disney Animation France , as an inbetweener in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame and as assistant animator in
Hercules .
[2]
[3]
Career
After meeting with
David Chauvel , Pedrosa debuted into comics in 1998 with Ring Circus , for which he did art and coloring.
[4] A second title followed, Les Aventures spatio-temporelles de Shaolin Moussaka .
[5]
In 2006, Pedrosa created his first solo work, the
one-shot Les Cœurs solitaires (Hearts at Sea) , followed by a second one, Trois ombres (Three Shadows) in 2007.
[4] The album won the
Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials award in 2008
[6] and the
National Cartoonists Society Division Award in 2009.
[7]
He collaborated with the fanzine Le Goinfre and participated, with Cassinelli and Holbé, of the webcomic Cadavres Exquisis from 2004 to 2007.
[8] From 2008 to 2009, Pedrosa drew Autobio for
Fluide Glacial , a fictionalized ecological-themed autobiography.
[9] The comic won the
Prix Tournesol (Sunflower Award) in 2009, given by
The Greens.
[10]
In 2012 he published the semi-autobiographical graphic novel Portugal , about a cartoonist exploring his family roots.
[1]
In 2013, he founded, alongside
Gwen de Bonneval ,
Hervé Tanquerelle ,
Brüno and
Fabien Vehlmann , the digital comics magazine Professeur Cyclope.
[11]
In 2018 he started the political fantasy graphic novel series The Golden Age (L'Âge d'Or) , written by
Roxanne Moreil .
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Works published
Ring Circus series (written by David Chauvel)
1998 – Les Pantres
2000 – Les Innocents
2002 – Les Amants
2004 – Les Révoltés
Les Aventures spatio-temporelles de Shaolin Moussaka series (written by David Chauvel, colors by
Christophe Araldi )
2004 – …À Holy Hole
2005 – Contre le grand Poukrass !!
2006 – À Mollywood !!
2006 – Hearts at Sea (Les Cœurs solitaires)
2007 – Three Shadows (Trois Ombres)
Paroles sans papiers
Brigade fantôme (written by David Chauvel)
2008 – First Time (Premières fois
– participation in anthology org. by
Sibylline , with the story "Soumission ")
[14]
2009 – Autobio
2011 – Portugal
2015 – Equinoxes (Les équinoxes)
2017 – Serum (writer; art by
Nicolas Gaignard )
[15]
2018 – The Golden Age (L' Âge d'Or , written by Roxanne Moreil)
[16]
Awards
References
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"Portugal takes a cartoonist back to his roots with deep emotion and lush visuals" . www.avclub.com . Retrieved 2020-07-21 .
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"Cyril Pedrosa : bibliographie, photo, biographie" . www.bdparadisio.com .
^ McNary, Dave (2014-04-08).
"Disney Animator Sells 'Three Shadows' to FilmNation (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Archived from
the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2017-08-06 .
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b Webb, Charles (2010-10-05).
"Cyril Pedrosa: Walking into the Shadows" . Comics Bulletin . Archived from
the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-17 .
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"Translation wishlist: Cyril Pedrosa's Portugal" . comicsandcola.com . Retrieved 2017-08-06 .
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"Le palmarès du 35ème festival d'Angoulême" . L'Obs (in French). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 2020-07-19 .
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"2009 Reuben Award Winners" .
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"Cassinelli, Holbé & Pedrosa : 'Cadavres Exquis' une tranche de bédé tous les lundis !" . cadavex.free.fr . Retrieved 2020-07-18 .
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"Autobio 2 – Par Cyril Pedrosa – Fluide Glacial – ActuaBD" . www.actuabd.com .
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"Prix Tournesol 2009: "Autobio" élu" . January 31, 2009.
^ Mar 2013, Evö 23 (2013-02-19).
"Professeur Cyclope" . La Loutre Masquée (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-18 . {{
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link )
^ Seven, John (2020-02-21).
"INDIE VIEW: 'The Golden Age' is a lush fantasy of resistance" . The Beat . Retrieved 2020-07-18 .
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" "L'âge d'or", rêves de gauche" . Libération.fr (in French). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
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"Premières fois – par Sibylline et 10 auteurs – Delcourt – ActuaBD" . www.actuabd.com . Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
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"Cyril Pedrosa: "L'impossibilité de mentir serait invivable" " . TOUTENBD.COM (in French). 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
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" "L'Âge d'or" de Cyril Pedrosa et Roxanne Moreil reçoit le premier (...) – ActuaBD" . www.actuabd.com . Retrieved 2020-07-18 .
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"Cyril Pedrosa récompensé par le prix Le Point de la BD 2011" . Livres Hebdo . 2011-10-25. Archived from
the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved 2011-10-26 .
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"Les prix Bédélys vont à..." Le Devoir (in French). 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
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" " Portugal ", prix des libraires BD 2012 | BoDoï, explorateur de bandes dessinées – Infos BD, comics, mangas" (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
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"Portugal , premier prix de la BD Fnac à Angoulême" . L'Obs . 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-01-31 .
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"Orgoglio Nerd / Lucca LIVE 2012: Gran Guinigi e Best of Show, i vincitori" . April 25, 2013. Archived from
the original on 2013-04-25.
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"Le prix Landerneau BD 2018 à "L'âge d'or" " . TOUTENBD.COM (in French). 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-07-22 .
External links
International National Artists