Enki Bilal
Encyclopedia
Enes Bilal is a French
comic book creator
, comics artist
and film director
.
, Yugoslavia
, to a Slovak
mother and a Bosnian father who had been Josip Broz Tito
's tailor, he moved to Paris
at the age of 9. At age 14, he met René Goscinny
and with his encouragement applied his talent to comics
. He produced work for Goscinny's comics magazine
Pilote
in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le Bal Maudit, in 1972.
In 1975, Bilal began working with script writer Pierre Christin
on a series of dark and surreal tales, resulting in the body of work titled Légendes d'Aujourd'hui.
He is best known for the Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux Immortels, La Femme Piège and Froid Équateur), which took more than a decade to complete. Bilal wrote the script and did the artwork. The final chapter, Froid Équateur, was chosen book of the year by the magazine Lire
and is acknowledged by the inventor of chess boxing
, Iepe Rubingh
as the inspiration for the sport.
Bilal's most recent publication is Quatre? (2007), the last book in the Hatzfeld tetralogy
, which deals with the breakup of Yugoslavia
from a future viewpoint. The first installment came in 1998 in the shape of Le Sommeil du Monstre opening with the main character, Nike, remembering the war in a series of traumatic flashbacks. The third chapter of the tetralogy is titled Rendez-vous à Paris (2006). It gives a good indication of Bilal's popularity, being the fifth best selling new French comic of 2006 with 280,000 copies.
His cinematic career has recently been revived with the expensive Immortel (Ad Vitam)
which is his first attempt to adapt his books to the screen. The film received split critics, some panning the use of CGI characters but others have seen it as a faithful reinterpretation of the books.
On May 13, 2008 a video game based on the Nikopol trilogy was announced entitled Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals. Published in North America by Got Game Entertainment in August 2008, the game is a "point and click" adventure for the PC; however, the Lead Designer was Benoit Sokal
and not Bilal himself, who was the art designer, along with Yoshitaka Amano
for the upcoming video game Beyond Good & Evil 2
.
Graphic novels
Short stories
, Catalan Communications
, Humanoids publishing
have released several albums by Bilal.
A collection of short stories.
paperback books
hardcover, large format books
The Bilal Library:
(small format - 190 × 260 cm - paperbacks)
Trade Paperback:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
comic book creator
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
, comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Biography
Born in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, to a Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
mother and a Bosnian father who had been Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
's tailor, he moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
at the age of 9. At age 14, he met René Goscinny
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comics editor and writer, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary.-Early life:Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, to a family...
and with his encouragement applied his talent to 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...
. He produced work for Goscinny's comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
Pilote
Pilote
thumb|Cover of the first Pilote teaser issue, #0.Pilote was a French comics periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et...
in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le Bal Maudit, in 1972.
In 1975, Bilal began working with script writer Pierre Christin
Pierre Christin
- Biography :Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated...
on a series of dark and surreal tales, resulting in the body of work titled Légendes d'Aujourd'hui.
He is best known for the Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux Immortels, La Femme Piège and Froid Équateur), which took more than a decade to complete. Bilal wrote the script and did the artwork. The final chapter, Froid Équateur, was chosen book of the year by the magazine Lire
Lire
Lire is a French literary magazine covering both French and foreign literature. It was founded in 1975 by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber and Bernard Pivot.-External links:*...
and is acknowledged by the inventor of chess boxing
Chess boxing
Chessboxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. Most of the world championships have been held in Berlin. Ten events organised by the World Chess Boxing Organisation have been held in Germany overall. In London, England there have been 10 international...
, Iepe Rubingh
Iepe Rubingh
Iepe B. T. Rubingh is a Dutch performance artist and chess boxing founder.As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo to create major traffic congestion. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action....
as the inspiration for the sport.
Bilal's most recent publication is Quatre? (2007), the last book in the Hatzfeld tetralogy
Tetralogy
A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four distinct works, just as a trilogy is made up of three works....
, which deals with the breakup of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
from a future viewpoint. The first installment came in 1998 in the shape of Le Sommeil du Monstre opening with the main character, Nike, remembering the war in a series of traumatic flashbacks. The third chapter of the tetralogy is titled Rendez-vous à Paris (2006). It gives a good indication of Bilal's popularity, being the fifth best selling new French comic of 2006 with 280,000 copies.
His cinematic career has recently been revived with the expensive Immortel (Ad Vitam)
Immortel (Ad Vitam)
Immortal is a 2004 English language, French-produced live-action/animated science fiction film, directed by Enki Bilal and loosely based upon his comic book La Foire aux immortels...
which is his first attempt to adapt his books to the screen. The film received split critics, some panning the use of CGI characters but others have seen it as a faithful reinterpretation of the books.
On May 13, 2008 a video game based on the Nikopol trilogy was announced entitled Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals. Published in North America by Got Game Entertainment in August 2008, the game is a "point and click" adventure for the PC; however, the Lead Designer was Benoit Sokal
Benoît Sokal
Benoît Sokal is a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series Inspector Canardo.-Biography:...
and not Bilal himself, who was the art designer, along with Yoshitaka Amano
Yoshitaka Amano
is a Japanese artist. He began his career as an animator and has become known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix . His influences include...
for the upcoming video game Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2 , or BG&E2, is the sequel to the 2003 video game Beyond Good & Evil, currently in development by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. Michel Ancel, the creator of the original game, is back as lead designer of the sequel...
.
Légendes d'Aujourd'hui
written by Pierre Christin- La Croisière des oubliés (The Cruise of Lost Souls, 1975)
- Le Vaisseau de pierre (Ship of Stone, 1976)
- La ville qui n'existait pas (The Town That Didn't Exist, 1977)
- Townscapes (reprint of La Croisière des oubliés, Le Vaisseau de pierre, and La ville qui n'existait pas, 2004)
Nikopol Trilogy
- La Foire aux immortelsLa Foire aux immortelsThe Carnival of Immortals is a science fiction graphic novel from 1980 written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian born French cartoonist and storyteller Enki Bilal. It is the first part of the Nikopol Trilogy, followed up by La Femme piège in 1986 and ending with Froid Équateur in 1992...
(The Carnival of Immortals, 1980) - La Femme piègeLa Femme piègeLa Femme piège, or The Woman Trap, is a science fiction graphic novel from 1986 written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian born cartoonist and storyteller Enki Bilal...
(The Woman Trap, 1986) - Froid Équateur (Equator Cold, 1992)
Hatzfeld Tetralogy
- Le sommeil du monstreLe Sommeil du monstreLe Sommeil du monstre written and drawn by Enki Bilal, is a Franco-Belgian comic book in the sci-fi genre, and the first of a series of four volumes in French titled Tétralogie du Monstre. It was first published in 1998 by the editor Les Humanoïdes Associés...
(The Dormant Beast, 1998) - 32 Décembre (December 32, 2003)
- Rendez-vous à ParisRendez-vous à ParisRendez-vous à Paris is a French comic book by Enki Bilal, and the third album of the tetralogy featuring Nike Hatzfeld.-External links:* on Humanoids Publishing...
(2006) - Quatre?Quatre?Quatre? is a French comic book by Enki Bilal, and the fourth album of the tetralogy featuring Nike Hatzfeld.-External links:* on Humanoids Publishing...
(Four?, 2007)
Other
- Mémoires d'outre-espace, Histoires courtes 1974-1977 (Memories From Outer Space, 1978)
- Exterminateur 17Exterminator 17Exterminateur 17 is a French comic written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, drawn by Enki Bilal, colorized by Patricia Bilal, and later by Dan Brown.-External links: English translation on Humanoids Publishing...
(Exterminator 17, 1979; written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet) - Les Phalanges de l'ordre noirThe Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order Brigade is a translation of Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir a political thriller graphic novel written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Enki Bilal and translated by Frank Wynne.-Plot outline:A fascist organization with roots in the Spanish Civil War, The Black Order Brigade,...
(The Black Order Brigade, 1979; written by Pierre Christin) - Partie de chasse (The Hunting Party, 1983; written by Pierre Christin)
- Los Angeles - L'Étoile oubliée de Laurie Bloom (Los Angeles - The Forgotten Star of Laurie Bloom, 1984)
- Hors Jeu (Off Play, 1987; with Patrick Cauvin)
- Coeurs sanglants et autres faits divers (Bleeding Hearts and Other Stories, 1988; written by Pierre Christin)
- Bleu Sang (Blue Blood, 1994)
- Mémoires d'autre temps, Histoires courtes 1971-1981 (Memories From Other Times, 1996)
- EnkiBilalAnDeuxMilleUn (EnkiBilalInTwoThousandOne, 1996)
- Tykho Moon - livre d'un film (Tykho Moon - Book of a film, 1996)
- Un siècle d'Amour (A century of Love , 1999)
- Le Sarcophage (The Sarcophagus, 2000)
- Magma (2000)
- The Chaos Effect (reprint of Les Phalanges de l'ordre noir and Partie de chasse, 2005)
- Animal´Z (2009 CastermanCastermanCasterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
) - Julia & Roem (2011 CastermanCastermanCasterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
)
Comics in Heavy Metal Magazine
In the Eighties Bilal was a frequent guest in American Heavy Metal Magazine. Many famous Bilal comics made their English debut in this period of the magazine, although shorter stories appeared later also.Graphic novels
| English title | Date (start) | Issue (start) | Date (end) | Issue (end) | Writer | Number of pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterminator 17 Exterminator 17 Exterminateur 17 is a French comic written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, drawn by Enki Bilal, colorized by Patricia Bilal, and later by Dan Brown.-External links: English translation on Humanoids Publishing... |
1978/10 | Vol. 2 No. 6 | 1979/03 | Vol. 2 No. 11 | Jean-Pierre Dionnet | 60 |
| Progress! | 1980/07 | Vol. 4 No. 4 | 1980/11 | Vol. 4 No. 8 | Pierre Christin Pierre Christin - Biography :Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated... |
54 |
| The Nikopol Trilogy The Nikopol Trilogy The Nikopol Trilogy comprises three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Bosnian born Enki Bilal between 1980 and 1993. The original French titles of the series are La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur which were later translated in English and published by... : The Immortals' Fete |
1981/05 | Vol. 5 No. 2 | 1981/12 | Vol. 5 No. 9 | Enki Bilal | 62 |
| The Voyage of Those Forgotten | 1982/04 | Vol. 6 No. 1 | 1982/11 | Vol. 6 No. 8 | Pierre Christin | 52 |
| The City That Didn't Exist | 1983/03 | Vol. 6 No. 12 | 1983/09 | Vol. 7 No. 6 | Pierre Christin | 54 |
| The Hunting Party | 1984/06 | Vol. 8 No. 3 | 1985/03 | Vol. 8 No. 12 | Pierre Christin | 82 |
| The Nikopol Trilogy The Nikopol Trilogy The Nikopol Trilogy comprises three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Bosnian born Enki Bilal between 1980 and 1993. The original French titles of the series are La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur which were later translated in English and published by... : The Trapped Woman |
1986/Fall | Vol. 10 No. 3 | same as start | Enki Bilal | 54 | |
Short stories
| English title | Date | Issue | Note | Number of pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Of The Universe | 1977/07 | Vol. 1 No. 4 | reprinted in Greatest Hits 1994 | 7 |
| The Death Of Orlaon, or: Legendary Immortality | 1978/07 | Vol. 2 No. 3 | reprinted in The Best Of 1982 | 4 |
| Ultimate Negotiations | 1979/01 | Vol. 2 No. 9 | 4 | |
| True Tales Of Outer Space: The Planet Of No Return | 1979/02 | Vol. 2 No. 10 | 7 | |
| Going Native | 1979/04 | Vol. 2 No. 12 | 7 | |
| The Road to Ruin | 1980/02 | Vol. 3 No. 10 | written by Pierre De La Varech | 2 |
| Of Needle and Thread | 1980/04 | Vol. 4 No. 1 | reprinted in hardcover version of Greatest Hits 1994 | 4 |
| Only the Plitch | 1980/05 | Vol. 4 No. 2 | reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986 | 10 |
| Amusing Stories Section: A Day in the Log of the City of Alger | 1982/08 | Vol. 6 No. 5 | written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet | 4 |
| Enki Bilal Enters the World of Hardcore Science Fiction | 1983/10 | Vol. 7 No. 7 | Art gallery | 7 |
| The Gray Man | 1984/09 | Vol. 9 No. 6 | reprinted in Greatest Hits 1994 | 1 |
| Over the Wall | 1984 | Son Of Heavy Metal | 4 | |
| The Leader's Surprise | 1997/07 | Vol. 21 No. 3 | 4 | |
| Mondovision | 1997/11 | Vol. 21 No. 5 | 4 | |
| Close the Shutters and Open Your Eyes | 1997 | Horror Special - Vol. 11 No 1 | 10 | |
| On The Wing | 1997/Fall | 20 Years of Heavy Metal - Vol. 11 No. 2 | 7 | |
| New York, 2000 AD. | 1998/01 | Vol. 21 No. 6 | 4 | |
| The Slow Boat to Vega | 1998/03 | Vol. 22 No. 1 | 4 |
Albums
Since the late seventies publishers like NBMNBM Publishing
NBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
, Catalan Communications
Catalan Communications
Catalan Communications was a New York publishing company, operated by Bernd Metz, which mainly focused on English-language translations of European graphic novels, presented in a series of high-quality trade paperbacks.-Company history:...
, Humanoids publishing
Les Humanoïdes Associés
Les Humanoïdes Associés is a French publishing house specialising in comics and graphic novels. Founded in December 1974 by Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas in order to publish Métal Hurlant, it quickly expanded to include a variety of science fiction work...
have released several albums by Bilal.
NBM
- The Call of the Stars (March, 1979. Flying Buttress Publications ISBN 0918348021, ISBN 9780918348029)
A collection of short stories.
Catalan Communications
paperback books
- Exterminator 17Exterminator 17Exterminateur 17 is a French comic written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, drawn by Enki Bilal, colorized by Patricia Bilal, and later by Dan Brown.-External links: English translation on Humanoids Publishing...
(June 1986. 60 pages ISBN 0874160243, ISBN 978-0874160246) - Gods in Chaos: A Graphic Novel (February 1988. ISBN 0874160499, ISBN 978-0874160499) - First installment of the Nikopol Trilogy
- The Woman Trap (May 1988. ISBN 0874160502, ISBN 978-0874160505) - Second installment of the Nikopol Trilogy
- The Town That Didn't Exist (February 1989. 56 pages. ISBN 0874160510, ISBN 978-0874160512)
- The Ranks of the Black OrderThe Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order Brigade is a translation of Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir a political thriller graphic novel written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Enki Bilal and translated by Frank Wynne.-Plot outline:A fascist organization with roots in the Spanish Civil War, The Black Order Brigade,...
(June 1989. 80 pages. ISBN 0874160529 ISBN 978-0874160529) - The Hunting Party (March, 1990. ISBN 0874160537)
- Outer States (July 1990. ISBN 0874160855, ISBN 978-0874160857)
Humanoids Publishing
hardcover, large format books
- The Nikopol TrilogyThe Nikopol TrilogyThe Nikopol Trilogy comprises three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Bosnian born Enki Bilal between 1980 and 1993. The original French titles of the series are La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur which were later translated in English and published by...
(February 2000. 176 pages. ISBN 0-9672401-2-3) - The Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order Brigade is a translation of Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir a political thriller graphic novel written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Enki Bilal and translated by Frank Wynne.-Plot outline:A fascist organization with roots in the Spanish Civil War, The Black Order Brigade,...
(May 2000. 88 pages, hardcover. ISBN 0967240182, ISBN 978-0967240183) - Ship of stone (2001. ISBN 1930652399, ISBN 978-1930652392)
- The Cruise of Lost Souls (2001. 56 pages ISBN 1930652380, ISBN 978-1930652385)
- The Hunting Party (March 2002. 100 pages. ISBN 0-9672401-7-4)
- Memories From Outer Space (April 2002. 52 pages. ISBN 1-930652-26-7)
- Exterminator 17Exterminator 17Exterminateur 17 is a French comic written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, drawn by Enki Bilal, colorized by Patricia Bilal, and later by Dan Brown.-External links: English translation on Humanoids Publishing...
(June 2002. 66 pages. ISBN 1-930652-50-X) - The Dormant Beast (October 5, 2002. 72 pages. ISBN 1930652836, ISBN 978-1930652835)
- The Town That Didn't Exist (March 2003. 56 pages, Hardcover. ISBN 1930652372, ISBN 978-1930652378)
The Bilal Library:
(small format - 190 × 260 cm - paperbacks)
- Townscapes (July 1, 2004. 176 pages. ISBN 1-4012-0361-2)
- The Beast Trilogy: Chapters 1& 2 (September 29, 2004. 128 pages. ISBN 1-4012-0398-1)
- The Nikopol TrilogyThe Nikopol TrilogyThe Nikopol Trilogy comprises three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Bosnian born Enki Bilal between 1980 and 1993. The original French titles of the series are La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur which were later translated in English and published by...
(November 10, 2004. 176 pages ISBN 1-4012-0384-1) - The Chaos Effect (January 19, 2005. 168 pages) Containing The Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order BrigadeThe Black Order Brigade is a translation of Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir a political thriller graphic novel written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Enki Bilal and translated by Frank Wynne.-Plot outline:A fascist organization with roots in the Spanish Civil War, The Black Order Brigade,...
and The Hunting Party - Memories (April 20, 2005. 144 pages. ISBN 1-4012-0380-9) Contains Memories of Outer Space and Memories of Outer Times
Trade Paperback:
- The Dormant Beast (March 2000. 72 pages. ISBN 0-9672401-5-8)
Filmography
- Bunker Palace HôtelBunker Palace HôtelBunker Palace Hôtel is a 1989 French post-apocalyptic film by comics artist Enki Bilal.In the imaginary dictatorship of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the 'Bunker Palace Hotel', a bunker built long ago for this contingency. A rebel spy sneaks in and...
(1989) - Tykho Moon (1996)
- Immortel (Ad Vitam) (2004)
- CineMonster (2007)
Awards
- 1980: Prix RTL - for best adult comic
- 1987: Angoulême FestivalAngoulême International Comics FestivalThe 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...
, France, Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême - 1993: Best book of the year Award from LireLireLire is a French literary magazine covering both French and foreign literature. It was founded in 1975 by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber and Bernard Pivot.-External links:*...
magazine - 1997: Brussels International Festival of Fantasy FilmBrussels International Festival of Fantasy FilmThe Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. It takes place in Brussels, every year in March...
, Special Mention - 1999: Adamson AwardAdamson AwardsAdamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" .They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art at the annual Gothenburg Book Fair since 1965...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, for Best International Comic Book Cartoonist - 1999: Angoulême Festival, Nominated for Best comic book
- 2004: Angoulême Festival, Nominated for Audience awardAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the AudienceThis 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...
- 2004: Fantasia Ubisoft Festival, Gold medal for Best Groundbreaking Film, Bronze Medal for Best International Film (public prizes)
- 2006: International Horror GuildInternational Horror GuildThe International Horror Guild was created in 1995 as a way to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy. The IHG presented the International Horror Guild Award. Nancy A. Collins, the founder of the award, felt there was a need for an award granted by...
Awards, Best Illustrated Narrative, for Memories
External links
- Enki Bilal CastermanCastermanCasterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
's page - Enki Bilal presented at LambiekLambiekLambiek is a comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker .It has held exhibitions of art by comic creators, including Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Erik Kriek, André Franquin, Tanino Liberatore and Chris Ware...
's Comiclopedia - Bilal fansite