CHRONIQUES DE LA TERRE PLATE - BATTLEFIELD CHESS

 Hello all, 

As mentioned in the latest post, I am quite fond of chess. Fond enough so I have had in my mind this project for a solid 15 years now... That represents quite a few sketches crafting this toy-world. I have tried to give up this project a few times as it's a bit insane and tough to create. It keeps coming back whenever I draw for fun.

The original idea is to draw a game of chess for what it is : a tactical war. Now let's imagine that each piece from the game was giant-sized compared to human. The humans in this war would have to survive through the conflict while playing the game through the giants.

I have come up with a few different beta versions including a webtoon... Eventually, a Comic Book, or a Graphic Novel if you will, for children from 10 years old will be the final form.

Besides, a great news recently came up as the CNL (Centre National du Livre) has advocated me some help to carry out my project. I am so glad about that.

So I am not sure what are the next steps but I will just keep going and sharing my work here and there. I really want to get this book done someday. 

I apologize to the english readers as it's only in french so far. I still am to come up with a translation. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it. Please share if you did.

Do you feel the thrill ?

 And that, my dear friends, is the new project I am focusing on. It's a thriller revolving around the world of chess.

Chess, as you probably don't know, is a big thing for me.  and this leads us to our next post. Stay tuned.

News

 Hi everyone, 

I realize it's has been ages since I last published anyting. A few comic books were issued in the meanwhile. For instance 3 volumes of the serial "Au nom du pain" with Gaudin at the scenario and still with Burgazzoli Cabrera colouring. You can check that out here : https://www.glenat.com/glenat-bd/au-nom-du-pain-tome-01-9782344044018/

There is another one about CIA coming up in 2026. Here's a sample. I hope you like it. By the way, you may recognize the colouring from Burgazzoli Cabrera. The story is signed Richelle.

From Pony to Bread

That book which I have just completed, also based on a movie by Nicolas Vanier went smoothly as its soothing content made the containment easier (sort of).  You may appreciate Roberto Burgazzoli Cabrera's work on the colouring of page 12

a couple more pages on which I spent a few hours…

… And the cover.

Nice story, out this october. And now, you ll find the very first page of the next Comic books (it is planned to be a 4 books arc) with Jean Charles Gaudin as scenarist. Also published by Glénat.

and… am back to it. cheers everyone.

No Honey Avenue

Sometimes one needs to strive to get a project funded by a publisher and I happen to have accumulated quite a bunch of discarded pages which I am still glad to share as I still made them with love.


There was this one a while ago…

This one just recently…

Which is also true for that one...

… and this one...

Cheers everyone !

BUSY BEE !

Hi there…So…  Lately, I ve been quite busy and a few comic books have been issued with Glénat as a publisher.

The second volume of Goering 's brother (from a true story). Picture was taken in Bruxelles during "Fete de la BD". Nice time there.

That one has just come out. Though adapted from a motion picture, it is also inspired by a true story and was a very pleasant book to make.

The movie director from "Donne moi des ailes" (Nicolas Vanier) was happy enough with it so he gave me a new movie to comic book job. So here are the first two pages.

I better get back to work now. Cheers everyone.

HOBO

Hope you like this year's poster for the Country Roque Music Festival, I had a lot of fun doing that one.