Antoine Revoy is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ''ANIMUS'' (originally titled ''The Playground'') and ''Ghost Notes'', published by

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. Revoy is married to illustrator

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Early life

Revoy was born in

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, France and raised in

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, following which his family moved to

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. As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher

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to create comics but opted to attend college instead. He graduated from the

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with a

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in Film/Animation/Video in 1999.

Career

Revoy began his career as a designer in

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and Paris, France. Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book ''Haunted Houses'' written by

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. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for ''

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'' and '' Der Spiegel'', winning awards from the

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, ''American Illustration'', '' PRINT Magazine'', ''

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'' and gold medals from the

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and ''

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''. He teaches at his alma mater, the

(RISD), where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON, and is a

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thesis advisor at the

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in New York.School of Visual Arts: MFA Visual Narrative Mentors
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References

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External links

Antoine Revoy's official website

Antoine Revoy on the Macmillan's Authors page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Revoy, Antoine Living people French comics artists French comics writers Ghost story writers Rhode Island School of Design alumni Rhode Island School of Design faculty Writers who illustrated their own writing Year of birth missing (living people)