Le blog de Frantico
Encyclopedia
Le blog de Frantico is a supposedly autobiographical Franco-Belgian
webcomic
and comic book
. It is drawn by Frantico, thought to be the nom de plume of a famous author. A first album was published by Albin Michel in October 2005 and was nominated for the 2006 Prize for First Comic Book
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
It is widely speculated that the author of Frantico is Lewis Trondheim
, although he denies it.
Although Frantico's real identity is still a mystery, the auto-biographical nature of the strips has been confirmed to be false.
Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics are comics that are created in Belgium and France. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bande dessinée in French and stripverhalen in Dutch...
webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
. It is drawn by Frantico, thought to be the nom de plume of a famous author. A first album was published by Albin Michel in October 2005 and was nominated for the 2006 Prize for First Comic Book
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book
This Prize for First Comic Book is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival between 1985 and 1988, when it was replaced by the Coup de Coeur, an award for the best comic book by authors with at most three publications...
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
It is widely speculated that the author of Frantico is Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim
Lewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
, although he denies it.
Although Frantico's real identity is still a mystery, the auto-biographical nature of the strips has been confirmed to be false.