Christian de Metter

Christian de Metter
de Metter at a comic festival in Normandy in 2009
Born	8 December 1968 (1968-12-08) (age 42) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Colourist
Awards	Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience (2005)

Christian de Metter (born 1968) is a French comic book artist.

Biography

De Metter studied advertising design and got his start in the music press. His first published book, Emma, was released in 2000. In 2005 he won a prize at a the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He recently did a cover of a book^[specify] for Dennis Lehane and provided the internal art for the graphic novel adaptation of Lehane's Shutter Island.^[1]

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Emma (script and art, in Triskel, Soleil, 2000, collected, 2002, ISBN 2-84565-432-4)
• Dusk (with writer Richard Marazano, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2000–2002, collected, 2007, ISBN 978-2-7316-1930-0)
• Le curé (with Laurent Lacoste, in Triskel, Soleil, 2001–2003, collected 2004, ISBN 2-84565-883-4)
• Le sang des Valentines (with writer Muller Cattel, Casterman, 2004, ISBN 2-203-39115-4)
• Swinging London (with writer Thomas Bénet, Soleil, 2004–2005)
• Vers le démon (script and art, Casterman, 2006, ISBN 2-203-39147-2)
• Figurec (script and art, Casterman, 2007, ISBN 2-203-39168-5)
• L'oeil était dans la tombe (script and art, Casterman, 2008, ISBN 978-2-203-00440-5)
• Marilyn, de l'autre côté du miroir (script and art, Casterman, 2009, ISBN 978-2-203-01925-6)
• Shutter Island (with writer Dennis Lehane, graphic novel, William Morrow, January 2010, ISBN 0061968579)

Awards

Awards include:

• 2004: Nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Artwork, for Le curé
• 2005:
  • Won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience, for Le sang des Valentines
  • Nominated for Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario, for Le sang des Valentines

Notes

1. ^ Boucher, Geoff (January 1, 2010). "'Shutter Island' is a different nightmare in graphic novel form". Hero Complex (LA Times). http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/01/shutter-island-dives-into-a-new-madness-in-graphic-novel-form.html. Retrieved January 3, 2010. 

References

• Christian de Metter at the Comic Book DB
• Christian de Metter at Bedetheque (French)
• Christian de Metter at Lambiek's Comiclopedia

External links

• Biography (French)

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Name	Metter, Christian De
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Date of birth	December 8, 1968
Place of birth	Paris, France
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