Jean-Michel Ponzio

Jean-Michel Ponzio (born 30 January 1967) is a French comics artist and illustrator.

Biography[]

In 1985 he received a degree as technical designer in Marseille. In the following year he studied at the School of Applied Arts and Jobs in Paris, and, in 1989, he obtained a further degree in "communication images" at Toulouse.

His first short movie, Aller Retour, was broadcast by Canal+ and won an award at the in 1991. In 1991-1993, Ponzio dedicated himself to 3D short movies and, in 1996-2000, ho worked as scenario designer for movies such as Batman & Robin, S1m0ne and others. His first comics cover was published in 2001.

A science fiction fan since his youth, Ponzio released a comic book in this genre, Dernier exil, which was published in two albums by . Later, he met with writer Richard Marazano, with whom he collaborated in several science fiction comics, such as Genetiks (2007-2011), The Chimpanzee Complex (2007-2011) and (2011-2013).

In 2012 he replaced Paul Gillon as the artist in the thriller series , written by Richard Malka and published by Glénat.

External links[]

• Page at Lambek Comiclopedia
• Page at bedetheque.com (in French)
• Page at mondadoricomics.it (in Italian)