The creators of the comic book character
Mortelle Adèle
, very popular among children, announced on Tuesday the creation of their own publishing house, imitating other authors who are also going independent.
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We have decided to create our own editorial structure for the publication of the sequel to the adventures of
Mortelle Adèle
in 2023 as well as the
Gadou series", write in a press release the screenwriter Mr Tan (Antoine Dole) and the designer Diane Le Feyer. .
The albums of this red-haired girl, with a strong character, were published by Bayard Jeunesse, after her debut at Tourbillon editions, with another designer, Miss Prickly.
The authors claim "
11 million copies
" sold in ten years.
"
Bayard continues to exploit the existing titles of
Mortelle Adèle
and will publish the two upcoming 2022 novelties
", namely a novel,
Debout les bizarres
, and volume 19 of the comic, coming in October, the group said in a statement.
The sequel, from volume 20, will be published by the newly created publishing house.
Riad Sattouf, Mbappe, Joel Dicker...
Other authors have made this choice, which allows them to control the design of their works more closely, and to derive greater benefit from it.
Also in comics, the Franco-Syrian Riad Sattouf, author of The Arab of the Future, left Allary editions to set up Les Livres du futur in 2021, which publishes his series
Adventures of Vincent Lacoste in the cinema
.
Read alsoFor its 27th comic strip, Riad Sattouf embarks on self-publishing
Lisa Mandel had published her album
An exemplary year
herself in 2020 , as well as the footballer Kylian Mbappé (KM Éditions), to tell in 2021, with the designer Faro, his rise in
My name is Kylian
.
In the novel, the Swiss Joël Dicker separated from De Fallois editions to launch Rosie & Wolfe in January.
This publishing house has only one title in its catalog, its thriller
The Alaska Sanders Affair
.
Read alsoJoël Dicker leaves De Fallois and creates his own publishing house
On the test side, the presidential candidate Éric Zemmour, after breaking up with Albin Michel, had transformed his company, Rubempré, into a publishing house for
France did not say its last word
in 2021.
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