Join facebook to connect with brecht evens and others you may know. Night animals by brecht evens nook book ebook barnes. Brecht evens taxi piezografie limited edition prints. Brecht evens, the awardwinning author of the wrong place and the making of. Book teaser for latest graphic novel by brecht evens the city of belgium les rigoles het amusement. What are some other comic books and creators youre enjoying lately. Belgian cartoonist brecht evens was born in 1986 and studied illustration in ghent, belgium. Danse morte, for united dead artists, 2015 visit united dead artists. Sein debut als comiczeichner gab brecht evens 2004 mit dem comic. Download read les noceurs 2009 by brecht evens in pdf.
Nov 23, 2010 brecht evens breaks the grammar of comic book creation in every possible way without disturbing the narrative flow. May 22, 2010 i posted about brecht evens a while back but now seemed like a good time to do it again. Then belgian cartoonist brecht evens the wrong place may be right book for you. Tom bagshaw aqua paint vanz bd comics art et illustration science fiction art painting inspiration print patterns art photography. Lush colors, wild imagination, and rich human themes collide in the top shelf debut of belgian cartoonist brecht evens the wrong place. The toronto comic arts festival tcaf is a comic book festival held annually in toronto, ontario.
The 10 best comic books of 2012 beautiful patterns beautiful birds book spine best comic books best book covers small art fun comics art festival book cover design here are pastes 10 favorite comics of 2012, from literary graphic novels to the serialized superhero tales we download every wednesday. If youre older than 30 and have creative aspirations, you may not want to hear that belgian cartoonist brecht evens, who has produced three surpassingly lovely books and is at work on a fourth. For that you can thank evens eyepopping painted colors, which do. Todays greatest graphic artists illustrate literary classics with original illustration and design. He followed the wrong place up with the making of 2011, the manyyearendbestoflist appearing panther 2016 and the dutch and french version of the city of belgium 2018, which won jurys choice at the angouleme international comics festival. Evens has a fascinating eye for color, a unique sense of design, and the ability to juggle a large cast of relatable characters. First of all, brecht just won an important belgodutch comic award, the willy vandersteenprijs and secondly, his beautiful book ergens waar je niet wilt zijn will. You can read my interview with evens about the book by clicking this link. Brecht evens on crafting horror and storybook beauty in. Important mentors were his illustration teacher goele dewanckel and cartoonistcomedy coachzen master randall casaer. It recently won the haarlem comic festivals willy vandersteen award for best dutchlanguage graphic novel. The wrong place represented his breakthrough in flanders and the rest of the world. Using comics or better yet a style of a childrens book to tell a gripping story of.
Two more eisner award nominations for brecht evens. Founded in 2003, tcaf is organized by the comic book store the beguiling in partnership with the toronto public library, which has hosted the festival since 2009. Graphic novels wurden ins franzosische, englische, deutsche, spanische. Brecht evens internationales literaturfestival berlin. There are surprises on every page and characters come and go unrehearsed and freeflowing style. Evans february 5, 1920 june 22, 2001 was an american cartoonist and illustrator who worked in both comic books and comic strips. Will brecht s book make it to the shelves as planned. A brilliant book, full of wonder both delightful and malicious, evens has created a masterpiece. I never really plan any message in my books but i felt like i was toying, that there was something sardonic about doing panther. Brecht evens captures a slice of life not everyone lives, but somehow is easy to recognize, even exaggerated and saturated with watercolor. A deluxe new edition in beehives ongoing line of illuminated editions. Brecht evens delivers a chilling childhood friend in panther. The compositions, colors, poses, letteringits all perfect. Join an innocent young girl as she becomes a woman and learns where the wild.
Flemish cartoonist brecht evens was born in 1986 and studied illustration in ghent, belgium. Iconoclastic in his cartooning and page layouts, subtle in his plotting, and deft in his capturing of the human experience, evens has crafted a tangled, dark masterwork. I cant totally put my finger on it and im not sure id want to. Oct 06, 2011 his latest book, the wrong place 2009, started out as a graduation project and was a departure from the more typical comic art of his earlier books. I thought about jasmine a lot as i read brecht evens s panther, a stunning graphic novel in which a beloved cats death becomes the inciting incident. Night animals is a deluxe fullcolor comic book containing two wordless stories, each a feast for the mind as well as the eyes. The slightly melodramatic vincent was released in 2006, followed in 2007 by a little. Brecht evens took a lot of people by surprise this past autumn. The inkslingers and colorwranglers in the gallery above either elevated their books to bestof status or stood out as exemplary even when the comic as a whole failed to penetrate our top 25. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The wrong place 2009, started out as a graduation project and was a departure from the more typical comic art of his earlier books.
His prizewinning debut comic book a message from space was released in 2005, followed by several other books including vincent 2006 and the wrong place 2009, which recently won the haarlem comic festivals willy vandersteen award for best dutchlanguage graphic novel. Each slipcase is diecut, foil blocked, and embossed and debossed to create a three. His lifelong fascination with airplanes and the pioneers of early aviation was a constant theme in his art and stories. Dec 19, 2016 the inkslingers and colorwranglers in the gallery above either elevated their books to bestof status or stood out as exemplary even when the comic as a whole failed to penetrate our top 25. A fight between operatic spectacle and tiny intimate. Brecht evens panther panter has been nominated twice for the will eisner comic industry awards, sometimes referred to as the oscars of the comic book industry. His debut comic book, a delivery from outer space, was released in 2005. Panter panter comic book hc by brecht evens order online.
Juxtapoz magazine illustrations and cartoons by brecht evens. Brecht evens breaks the grammar of comic book creation in every possible way without disturbing the narrative flow. Will brechts book make it to the shelves as planned. Since then evens has stood out for the style so typical of his work. Brecht evens, flemish authorartist of the gorgeously stylish the wrong place and the making of, is back with panther. Vice celebrative of the sprawling relationships that make up our world. It won the haarlem comic festivals willy vandersteen award for best dutchlanguage graphic novel, and an award at the angouleme international comics festival. Two more eisner award nominations for brecht evens flanders. He tells gripping stories in beautiful watercolors, that deal with underdogs and selfreflection. This brings the total number of nominations for books by brechts evens to six. From that forgettable sad grey character no one seems to see to that one magnetic guy with a light everyone wants shining on them, evens spills a little of crazy mess of life onto his pages. Brecht evens is a belgian graphic novelist from ghent, who is currently based in paris, france.
The making of is the followup to international sensation brecht evenss eisnernominated debut, the wrong place. Yes, christines imaginary friend is adorable, and theres plenty for kids to enjoy in both the mystical story and lush painted artwork. Brecht evens, the awardwinning author of the wrong place and the making of, returns with an unsettling graphic novel about a little girl and her imaginary feline companion. Iconoclastic in his cartooning and page layouts, subtle in his plotting, and deft in his capturing of the human experience, brecht evens has crafted a. This brings the number of graphic novels i have read to two. First of all, brecht just won an important belgodutch comic award, the willy vandersteenprijs and secondly, his beautiful book ergens waar je niet wilt zijn will soon come out in english as the wrong place.
New comics from michel rabagliati, brecht evens and. Barries peter pan, lavishly illustrated by brecht evens and designed by maelle doliveux. With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the flemish countryside. Jan 17, 2011 then belgian cartoonist brecht evens the wrong place may be right book for you. Brecht evens is a cartoonist and illustrator living in ghent, belgium and the creator of internationally acclaimed graphic novels such as the wrong pl. His latest book, the wrong place 2009, started out as a graduation project and was a departure from the more typical comic art of his earlier books. Suburban schoolgirl christine loses her cat, only to gain panther, an imaginary, talking feline friend who can transform at will, in this unsettling examination of grief by evens the wrong place.
It is a complex story told in watercolour and dry humour. But, says oneill, i still go in once a week to pack and ship books, so the operation is up and running. Brecht lives in brussels, where he lives on illustration work and flemish cartoonist. Over the past few years, cartoonist brecht evens has become one of the great belgian imports thanks to books like the wrong place and the making of. I had a lot of fun making it, though im not sure thats the vibe that comes across to people. The imprints funky hq, once a church tower, is mainly closed at the moment.
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