Isabelle Dethan (born 28 December 1967) is a French

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artist. She was born in

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and received a master's degree in literature and a in library technology. Her first comic was published in the German magazine '. In 1992, Dethan received the prize at the

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. In 1993, she began her trilogy '. She is a contributor to the magazine '. Dethan has also created a graphic novel based on ''

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''. In 2019, the Bédéciné festival in

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awarded her the grand prize; she became the first president of the festival. In 2020, the Pôle Image Magelis awarded her a prize.

Selected work

Source: * ', series (1997-) * ' (2000) * ', series (2001-) * ', series (2001-) * ', series (2006-), with * ''Le Tombeau d'Alexandre'', series (2008-) with * ', series (2011-)

References

1967 births Living people French comics artists French female comics artists French graphic novelists People from Bègles {{Comics-artist-stub