Christian De Metter

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Christian De Metter
De Metter in 2015
Born	(1968-12-08) December 8, 1968 (age 52) 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[]

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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 the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He provided the internal art for the graphic novel adaptation of Dennis 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)
• (with , in Triskel, Soleil, 2001–2003, collected 2004, ISBN 2-84565-883-4)
• (with writer Catel Muller, Casterman, 2004, ISBN 2-203-39115-4)
• Swinging London (with writer , 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 0-06-196857-9)

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[]

External links[]

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

• Biography (in French)