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Serge Lehman (born July 12, 1964) is the primary
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of French science fiction writer Pascal Fréjean.


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Fréjean has also written under the names Corteval, Don Hérial, and Karel Dekk. He won the Prix Rosny-Aîné with the novel trilogy ''F.A.U.S.T.'' and with such short fiction wor such as "Dans l'abîme" and "Origami". ''F.A.U.S.T'' also won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 1998. His stories have also appeared in '' Tales of the Shadowmen'' and he worked on the script of the film '' Immortel (Ad Vitam)'' by
Enki Bilal Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator, comics artist and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, PR Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, ...
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/ref> He gained critical attention outside the science fiction field in France with '' The Chimera Brigade'' in 2009-2010. This comic book, illustrated by Gess, has been regarded by French critics as the French reply to
Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell ...
's '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''. This
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story is set just before
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. It describes how an elite band of superhumans, born or created during the
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...
, when dubious scientific experiments took place in order to create new superweapons, have now taken control of the capital cities of Europe and try to avoid or cause total war. They are then erased from existence, making been forgotten in European popular culture since then. Its inspiration comes from the idea that the superhero concept had its roots in European pulp literature, whose codes and tropes have been modernized by the modern American comic books. ''The Chimera Brigade'' won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2011 in the newly created comics category.


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Comics

* ''La Saison de la Couleuvre'' (2007-2010) * ''Thomas Lestrange'' (2007) * '' The Chimera Brigade'' (2009-2010, English translation 2014-) * ''Masqué'' (2012-2013) * ''L'Homme truqué'' (2013) * ''Metropolis'' (2014-ongoing) * ''L'Œil de la Nuit'' (2015-ongoing)


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Serge Lehman's official site

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Serge Lehman interview on ''The Chimerical Brigade'' by Dominiq Jenvrey, video documentary by Alessandro Mercuri and Haijun Park (25min), on '' ParisLike'', 2013 (ISSN 2117-4725) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehman, Serge French science fiction writers 1964 births Living people French male novelists French comics writers