Mezzo (artist)
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| Born | Pascal Mesenburg 1960 Drancy, France |
| Nationality | French  |
| Area(s) | artist / writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Mezzo |
Notable works | King of the Flies Love in Vain |
| Awards | full list |
Pascal Mesenburg, pen name Mezzo, is a French cartoonist born in Drancy, France in 1960.
Biography[edit]
Very early, he is appealed by the 1960-1970 rock sleeves and the American underground scene (Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Robert Williams, etc.) that bring an "electric" counterpoint to his Franco-Belgian (Hergé, Ever Meulen) and older American influences (George Herriman, Chester Gould, Will Eisner).
In 1978, he is admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art of Paris, where he passes through, preferring to devote himself to music. At the same time, he publishes his illustrations in various fanzines (Le Crapaud baveux, Flag, Ogoun !...), graphzines (Sortez la chienne...) and Parisian magazines (Rock en Stock, Best, Zoulou (Actuel), L'Écho des savanes, Playboy, Métal Aventure...) and participates in some advertising campaigns (Pall Mall, greeting card for Dupuy Saatchi, Renault...).
In 1988, he meets Michel Pirus, with whom he devoted himself mainly to comics without abandoning graphic design and illustration. With his realistic, dark and precise stroke, between ligne claire and density of black, he is easily associated with the contemporary American line.
King of the Flies (Le Roi des mouches - 2005 for vol. 1) was noticed by critics. It has been translated in Spain (La Cúpula), the Netherlands (Sherpa) and the United States (Fantagraphics Books). On this series he works with Michel Pirus in the script and the colorist Ruby.[1]
In 2014 is published Love in Vain, which recounts the life of bluesman Robert Johnson, with Jean-Michel Dupont in the script.[2]
Bibliography[edit]
- With Michel Pirus, scenarist
- 1991 : Les Désarmés T.1, éd. Zenda ISBN 2-87687-100-9
- 1993 : Les Désarmés T.2, éd. Zenda ISBN 2-8768-7131-9
- 1995 : Deux tueurs, éd. Delcourt ISBN 2-84055-065-2
- 1996 : Un monde étrange (6 short stories published initially by Humanoïdes Associés in collection « Frank Margerin présente »), éd. Delcourt ISBN 2-84055-093-8
- 1997 : Mickey Mickey, éd. Delcourt ISBN 2-84055-151-9[3]
- 2005 : Le Roi des mouches, T.1, Hallorave, éd. Albin Michel - (Official selection of Angoulême International Comics Festival 2006) ISBN 2-226-15531-7
- 2008 : Le Roi des mouches, T.2, L’Origine du monde, éd. Drugstore (Glénat) - (Official selection of Angoulême International Comics Festival 2009) ISBN 978-2-35626-046-8
- 2010 : Les Désarmés (full version reworked and recolored), éd. Drugstore (Glénat) ISBN 978-2-7234-7284-5
- 2013 : Le Roi des mouches T.3, Sourire suivant, éd. Glénat - (Official selection of Angoulême International Comics Festival 2014) ISBN 978-2-7234-7246-3
- With Jean-Michel Dupont, scenarist
- 2014 : Love in Vain, Hors collection, éd. Glénat ISBN 978-2-3440-0339-8 — prix des Libraires de Bande Dessinée 2015[4]
Awards[edit]
2008 : Prix de la BD du Point, with Michel Pirus, for King of the Flies, vol 2 : The Origin of the World.[5]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Frédéric Bosser (Feb 2013). "Le Roi des mouches, t. 3 : chef d'œuvre absolu". DBD. No. 70. p. 77.
- ^ Chronique Love in Vain, Nicolas Tellop Chronicart, September 13th 2014.
- ^ Ben (1997). "Les salauds se cachent pour mourir". BoDoï (2): 57.
- ^ Pierre Georges (2015). "Le prix des libraires BD 2015 pour Mezzo et Jean-Michel Dupont". Livres Hebdo.
- ^ Romain Brethes (2008-10-23). "Prix de la BD du Point : une mouche couronnée". Le Point.
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