Yves Bigerel

Yves Bigerel
Born (1979-11-17)November 17, 1979
Nationality French
Occupation Comics creator, artist, animator

Yves Bigerel, often known professionally as Balak, is a French comics artist and animator. He is mostly known in France for the comic book series Lastman.[1] In 2009, Balak invented a new digital comics narrative technique which he called "turbomedia"; his work was noticed by Marvel editor Joe Quesada, who recruited him to help establish the Marvel digital imprint "Infinite Comics".[2]

Biography

Bigerel initially studied philosophy, before completing a three-year course at Gobelins Cinéma Department of Animation in 2006. With Bastien Vivès and Michaël Sanlaville , he created in 2013 the French manga Lastman. The series won the 2015 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix de la Série,[3] and an animated adaptation has appeared on France 4.

He was present at the Bataclan during the November 2015 Paris attacks, but survived unharmed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.casterman.com/Bande-dessinee/Auteurs/balak
  2. ↑ http://www.festival-blogs-bd.com/2015/09/balak-parrain-2015-2.html
  3. ↑ Alverson, Brigid (February 1, 2015). "Angouleme prize winners announced". Comic Book Resources. Valnet. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ @YvesBalak (13 November 2015). "I was at the Bataclan tonight, but with a lot of luck me and my friend are OK. Stay safe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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