Kerascoët Explained

Kerascoët is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (born 1978) and Sébastien Cosset (born 1975).^[1]

A married couple, they met while attending the Olivier de Serres art school. They chose their pen name in 2000 after the hamlet of Kerascoët in Névez, Brittany where Pommepuy grew up.

Kerascoët have worked on numerous bandes dessinées as well as the animated television series Petit vampire and in advertisement. Several of their comics have been published in English by NBM Publishing, to critical acclaim.^{[2] [3] [4]} They were nominated for an Eisner Award for their comic Beautiful Darkness,^[5] and for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for Beauty.^[6]

Works

• Anita O'Day, Editions Nocturne, 2001
• Donjon Crépuscule, written by Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar, Delcourt:
  • Volume 104 : Le Dojo du Lagon, 2005
  • Volume 105 : Les Nouveaux Centurions, 2005
• Miss Pas Touche (Miss Don't Touch Me), written by Hubert, Dargaud:
  • Volume 1 : La Vierge du bordel, 2006
  • Volume 2 : Du sang sur les mains, 2007
  • Volume 3 : Le prince charmant, 2008
  • Volume 4 : Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare, 2009.
• Jolies Ténèbres (Beautiful Darkness), written by Marie Pommepuy and Fabien Vehlmann, Dupuis, 2009
• Cœur de glace, written by Marie Pommepuy, art by Patrick Pion, Dargaud, 2011
• Beauté (Beauty), written by Hubert, Dupuis:
  • Volume 1 : Désirs exaucés, 2011
  • Volume 2 : La reine indécise, 2012
  • Volume 3 : Simples mortels, 2013
• Voyage en Satanie, T.1, written by Fabien Vehlmann, Dargaud, 2011.
• Les Tchouks, written by Benjamin Richard, Rue de Sèvres, 2014–
  • Volume 1 : On a fait une cabane, 2014
  • Volume 2 : On a vu la mer !, 2014
• Malala's Magic Pencil written by Malala Yousafzai, 2019
• The Bug Girl, written by Sophia Spencer with Margaret McNamara, Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020
• De cape et de mots, written by Flore Vesco, Dargaud, 2022.

Notes and References

1. News: McDonnell. Chris. Artist of the Day: Kerascoët. 7 December 2015. Cartoon Brew. 17 March 2013.
2. News: Akhtar. Zainab. Panel Mania: Hubert and Kerascoët explore the depths of 'Beauty'. 7 December 2015. Publishers Weekly. 3 September 2014.
3. News: Akhtar . Zainab . Deconstructing The Horrific And The Humane In Kerascoet & Fabien Vehlmann's 'Beautiful Darkness' . 7 December 2015 . . 2 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112408/http://comicsalliance.com/deconstructing-the-horrific-and-the-humane-in-kerascoet-fabien-vehlmanns-beautiful-darkness/ . 22 December 2015 .
4. News: Brown. Hillary. Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët Review. 7 December 2015. Paste. 5 March 2014.
5. News: Alverson. Brigid. NBM's spring slate of graphic novels builds on its strengths. 7 December 2015. Comic Book Resources. 27 October 2015.
6. News: Wheeler . Andrew . Women Triumph at Ignatz Awards with Wins for Foster-Dimino, Goldstein, Carroll, Carre, and J. Tamaki . 7 December 2015 . comicsalliance.com . 21 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151025185347/http://comicsalliance.com/ignatz-award-winners-2015/ . 25 October 2015 .