Anouk Ricard (born 28 December 1970) is a French comic book writer and illustrator.

Anouk Ricard
Born (1970-12-28) 28 December 1970 (age 53)
Istres, France
NationalityFrench
Known forcomics author

Life

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Ricard was born in Istres, studied two years at the École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence [fr] and received a diploma in illustration from the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg [fr]. She then settled in Marseille where she produced animated films, worked for youth publishers and produced her first books. She returned to Strasbourg, where she began working on graphic novels. Her series Anna et Froga which she began in 2004 for Capsule Comique.[1] Her work was selected three times for awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. She also produced Commissaire Toumi, aimed at an older market. In 2009, she began a series of strips Galaxie chérie with Hugo Piette [fr] for the magazine Spirou. This was followed by Patti et les fourmis in 2010 and Coucous Bouzon in 2011; these were both official selections of the International Comics Festival. In 2014, she was named by GQ France magazine as one of the 25 most humorous women in France.[2][3][4] She currently lives in Lyon.[5]

Ricard also produces paintings for comics festivals and sings and plays music under the pseudonym Frouky.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Anouk Ricard". Drawn & Quarterly. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Le petit inventaire d'Anouk Ricard". Recontres du 9e art: Festival de bande desinnée et autres arts associés Aix-en-provence (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Anouk Ricard". Casterman (in French). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Ricard, Anouk". Festival international du roman noir Frontignan (in French). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Illustraeur: Anouk Ricard". Bayard éditions (in French). Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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