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Christian De Metter

Christian De Metter

French comic book artist

Christian De Metter (born 1968) is a French comic book artist

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Biography

De Metter was born in a parisian area, he studied advertisements for a short period of time while pursuing his career, De Metter also took a variety of jobs, including model magazine and a illustrator for music magazines[1] De Metter entered pub school after getting a scientic baccaulaureate, De Metter studied advertising design but left his advertising design study and began to make a living from being an artist, he also took a job as a music press and a model designer[2].His first published book, Emma, was released in 2000. In 2005 he won a prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He provided the internal art for the graphic novel adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island.[3]

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

  • Emma (script and art, in Triskel, Soleil, 2000, collected, 2002, ISBN 2-84565-432-4)
  • Dusk (with writer Richard Marazano, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2000–2002, collected, 2007, ISBN 978-2-7316-1930-0)
  • Le curé (with Laurent Lacoste, in Triskel, Soleil, 2001–2003, collected 2004, ISBN 2-84565-883-4)
  • Le sang des Valentines (with writer Catel Muller, Casterman, 2004, ISBN 2-203-39115-4)
  • Swinging London (with writer Thomas Bénet, Soleil, 2004–2005)
  • Vers le démon (script and art, Casterman, 2006, ISBN 2-203-39147-2)
  • Figurec (script and art, Casterman, 2007, ISBN 2-203-39168-5)
  • L'oeil était dans la tombe (script and art, Casterman, 2008, ISBN 978-2-203-00440-5)
  • Marilyn, de l'autre côté du miroir (script and art, Casterman, 2009, ISBN 978-2-203-01925-6)
  • Shutter Island (with writer Dennis Lehane, graphic novel, William Morrow, January 2010, ISBN 0-06-196857-9)

Awards

Awards include:

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Christian De Metter". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. [2]
    "De Metter, Christian". m.bedetheque.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. [3]
    Boucher, Geoff (January 1, 2010). "'Shutter Island' is a different nightmare in graphic novel form". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2010 – via Hero Complex blog.
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