Christophe Arleston was born in Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence

Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...

, France

France

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. He is a French comics

Comics

Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...

 writer

Writer

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 and editor. His real name is Christophe Pelinq. He has also worked as "Scotch Arleston".

Biography

In his early childhood, Christophe Arleston lived in Madagascar, Macon and Paris before returning to Aix-en-Provence. He studied journalism at Marseille. He started his career by working as a journalist and later in communications. He started writing radio drama for France Inter.

In 1992 he started writing comic book scenes for Soleil Productions

Soleil Productions

Soleil Productions is a French publisher of both original and imported comic books.-Partnerships and collaborations:In 2004, Soleil and Delcourt created a joint venture called "DelSol", a partnership distribution society for France, Belgium and other Francophone countries.In 2008, Marvel Comics is...

. In 1994 he published Lanfeust of Troy

Lanfeust of Troy

Lanfeust of Troy is a French language long running comic series written by Christophe Arleston, drawn by Didier Tarquin, and published by Soleil Productions.-Synopsis:...

. In 1998 he created Lanfeust Mag, a monthly comic strip.

In 2010, he was the bestselling comics author in France, with 1.5 million albums sold that year. Between 1980 and 2010, he was estimated to have sold 12 million albums.

Awards

• 2002: won Angoulême International Comics Festival
  Angoulême International Comics Festival
  The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
  
   Award for Best Comic for 9-12 Years Old
  Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9-12 ans
  The Prix Jeunesse 9-12 ans is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It rewards the best album for a 9 to 12 years old targeted public.The award started in 1981 as the "Alfred enfant", without the distinction in age groups....
  
  , for Trolls of Troy
• 2003: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Audience Award
  Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience
  This Prize Awarded by the Audience is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival since 1989.The prize was known as Alph-Art du public from 1989-2003, the Prix du public from 2004-2006, and since 2007 the Essentiel FNAC-SNCF, since it is sponsored by the retailer Fnac...
  
  , for Trolls of Troy

External links

• Lanfeust.com, official site for the Lnanfeust series

Interviews

• Interview Croisee de Christophe Arleston et DIidier Tarquin, Evene.fr, December 2006
• Interview de Christophe Arleston, ActuSF