- Lefred Thouron
Lefred Thouron is a cartoonist and writer born in
Nancy ,France in 1961.Biography
First cartoons published in 1984 in "
Hara-Kiri ". Following, his work will be published in the weekly news magazine "L'événement du Jeudi", the daily "Libération", "7 à Paris", "La Grosse Bertha", the legendary weekly "Charlie Hebdo " (which he leaves in 1996 following the «Patrick Font » controversy). Having authored 20 or so books, Lefred currently works for the icon of French irreverent political press, "Le Canard Enchaîné ", where he is one of the chief contributors with Pétillon andCabu ; "l'Équipe magazine" where he publishes a weekly page that covers sports news; "Fluide Glacial " where he contributes humorous illustrations, cartoons, articles and photo-stories.He has developed an instantly recognizable style that is boiled down to essentials, incisive and whose wacky perspective makes even the most dramatic events funny.
As a writer,
Lefred-Thouron has collaborated with Yan Lindingre on « Les carottes sont crues », a spoof on the "organic" craze, has brought back to life "The Adventures of Super-Dupont" withGotlib andSolé in the magazineFluide Glacial , and above all, has worked with Diego Aranega to produce « Casiers Judiciaires », slices of life in a provincial courthouse, recently published as a collection byDargaud .Bibliography
Press
Le Canard Enchaîné, L’Équipe Magazine, Fluide Glacial, La Décroissance, CQFD, Libération, etc.
Books and Collections
Dargaud
*Casiers Judiciaires (artwork by Diego Aranega)
Glénat
*Œuvres complètes, tome 8 (houit)
*Manger est bon
*Nos animaux les bêtes
*Étons modernesFluide Glacial
*Soyons sports dans l’effort
*Le sport bourse pleine
*Je suis gland
*Ich bin vraiiiment gland
*SuperdupontHors Collection
*Ana-Gangné
Canal+ éditions
*600 blagues de Sport (with Eric Bayle)
Bikini
*Les 5000 meilleurs dessins de Lefred Thouron
*Gros Congé
*Toi & Moi
*Poulet pur porcLes Requins Marteaux
*Les carottes sont crues (artwork by Lindingre)
Verticales
*Aimémé Jacquet, droit au but par la diagonale
Albin Michel
*Bernadette, priez pour nous
Editions du Layeur
*Et puis c’est comme ça
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