Both are keen observers of youth.
If Philippe Chappuis alias Zep, the father of Titeuf, sketches childhood like no one else, Riad Sattouf, author of
Cahiers d'Esther
is passionate about adolescence
.
Their new albums are coming out this month, while they take part in Lyon BD, a festival whose 16th edition is reconnecting with a real audience.
For
Le Figaro littéraire
, these two artists produced an exclusive image in which each of them draws the hero of the other.
THE LITERARY FIGARO.
- Where does the “vis comica” come from, this comic force that shines in your albums?
ZEP.
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When I was a kid, comic writing was my survival kit.
I didn't like going to school because I was immersed in a world of children bigger than me.
So I started drawing to make my friends laugh.
It was a way of turning everyday life to my advantage, by transforming it into humor ...
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Comic strip, the alchemy of success
Riad SATTOUF.
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What led me to tell stories with young people is the memory of my own
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