Foreword
 Since
1994, Fabrice Neaud has been undertaking
an innovative and ambitious task: drawing his autobiography, his
diary, in comics. After four books, he is now seen as one of the
most interesting authors among French comics author. The reasons
for this are numerous. Let me just give you a handful of them: the
more obvious ones, those you discover after but a few pages are
his beautiful drawing and the richness of the topics he deals with.
There are many other reasons: his composition skills, the variety
of ways in which he tells his stories, the diversity of his sources
of inspirations, from John Sebastian Bach
to David Hockney, from Grünewald
to Dave Mc Kean. Like many true innovators,
his talent is deeply rooted in quite a classical tradition. His
description of passion, his social commentaries, his depiction of
many pitfalls of our society, his pointing out at any kind of poverty
(social, intellectual or affectionnal), his views on arts and comics
are only some points of interest.
...Unfortunately his works are not translated into
English yet... I hope this website will give some non French-speaking
readers a hint of the richness of this talented artist. And I hope
also, his comics will be translated in a few years...
"The most complex and accomplished example
of the BD autobiography genre is Fabrice Neaud's
four-volume Journal (1996-2002). Neaud's
realist graphic style offers, in places, an almost forensic rendition
of life in an averagely homophobic small town, while elsewhere his
experiences of marginality and of euphoria or rejection in a number
of relationships are conveyed through metaphor or through blurred
subjective images."
Ann Miller (2003).
'Bande dessinée' in Hugh Dauncey
(ed.), French Popular Culture, an Introduction. London: Arnold.
This website is the translation of some parts of
a French site. In the original
website, you can find much more information and a few more illustrations...
And now, enjoy this website!
Sébastien Soleille (SeBso)
Updates
This site is regularly updated (latest update on
the 9th September 2009). Come and give a look from time
to time!
May, 5th 2006
I added a page about 'The City of
Trees', the story released in 'Japan (as viewed by 17 authors'
in English.
February, 7th 2005
I translated into English a second short story, "Upside
down".
November, 17th 2004
I translated into English a first short story, "Credo".
October, 16th 2004
The English version of the website is online.
February, 10th 2003
The French version of the website is online.
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