When we wrote that the 49th edition of the Angoulême Comics Festival was placed under the sign of reunion, we did not think so well to say... While Jean-Pierre Dionnet is back in the Charente capital to celebrate the rebirth on newsstands in
Métal Hurlant
magazine ... the eternal child of rock, Philippe Manoeuvre, also made the trip to launch a new comic book prize, the Golden Elvis for the best rock comic strip.
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Mexican-inspired, the Golden Elvis, trophy for the new prize for best rock comics, was wanted by Philippe Manoeuvre, and produced by Mulhouse artist Alex Weisbeck.
© Marie Decreme
“It was while discussing with my 45-year-old friend Hervé Desinge, publisher of historical comics, editor-in-chief of the magazine
L'Écho des Savanes
, that the idea sprang up
, says Manoeuvre.
Now that more than 5000 titles are published a year, that comic strips enter museums, we found that the production lacked a little impertinence, transgression, in short that the 9th art is watched by a form of gentrification, which is quite normal decade after decade.”
"Cool parano, testament graffiti"
, by Benoît Carbonnel, obtains the Elvis d'Or 2022 for the best rock comic of the year.
© Marie Decreme
The Desinge-Manoeuvre duo then brought together a shock jury.
Under the rule of President Philippe Manoeuvre, we find the author of BD Nine Antico, the indescribable Vuillemin, the actress, author and designer Laetitia Coryn, the Italian Liberatore, co-creator of Rankxerox, as well as two comic book critics, François Julien , and Loraine Adam.
In the streets of Angoulême, the red and yellow poster of the Elvis d'Or 2022 invites festival-goers to go to the Lion Rouge, a new fashionable place where the prize for the best rock comic of the year will be unveiled. .
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“The idea was to salute the rock spirit of an album belonging to pop culture,
comments Manoeuvre.
It didn't take long for us all to agree on
Cool parano
by Benoît Carbonnel!
This story allows us to discover a fabulous world, that of graffiti artists.
There is a rhythm, we dive into the horrors of the creation of artists who meticulously prepare the tag of a metro train at night.
This rock-inspired comic has won over everyone.
»
Excerpt from “Cool parano” by Benoît Charbonnel.
© editions Even not bad
It was in a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, Les enfants perdus, that the deliberations took place.
At the back of the room, under a glass roof, the members of the jury elected
Cool Parano
.
“It is a price parallel to those of Angoulême
, specifies Hervé Desinge.
This type of alternative reward cannot enter the official festival pipes.
This is why we are revealing the price in a place that moves, Au lion rouge, in Angoulême.
Just to see the head of Benoît Carbonnel with his trophy in hand, created by Mulhouse artist Alex Weisbeck, I'm glad we created this alternative event.
»
Benoît Carbonnel as he represents himself in
Cool parano
... editions Even not bad
Illustrator, cartoonist, former "house painter" officiating in Marseille and its suburbs, Benoît Carbonnel has been identified thanks to numerous grafzines, posters and flyers of punk-hardcore concerts produced under the blase of "Béton Cité" .
His dense and expressive style is reminiscent of the great authors of American underground comics, from Crumb to Gilbert Shelton via Dave
Sheridan
...
.
An excerpt from
Cool parano
by Benoît Charbonnel.
© Editions Even not bad
"Rock is a formidable" dream machine,
concludes Manoeuvre.
The designers prove it every year by creating comics that pay homage to this rebellious music.
The day has not yet come, I believe, when I will see comic creators ready to tell the turpitudes of
Kanye West
…
”
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