Rencontre avec Emile Bravo

Author and illustrator of Spirou, Émile Bravo invites you to discover his world, discuss his characters, and dive behind the scenes of creating his albums.

Emile Bravo was born in 1964 to Spanish Republican parents. He has been drawing, reading Belgian clear line comics, and showing passion for history from a very young age.

His first drawing companions were Trondheim, Blain, Sfar, Guibert, and David B at the Nawak studio. He was later co-founder of the Atelier des Vosges, which included Marjane Satrapi and Marc Boutavant.

Alongside the adventures of his heroes Aleksis Strogonov, created with Jean Regnaud (Dargaud), and Jules (Okapi Magazine), Emile Bravo illustrates for the press, fairy tales, and children’s non-fiction, as well as novels.

In 2008, Le Journal d’un ingénu (Dupuis), the story of young Spirou before the 2nd World War, received numerous awards:

Prix des libraires de bande dessinée, Grand Prix RTL, Prix Diagonale, Prix Essentiel in Angoulême, Prix Saint-Michel, Peng! Prize for best European comic…

Encouraged by this success, he continued exploring major historical events through the character of Spirou in the series L’Espoir malgré tout (Dupuis).

This event is part of the 17th edition of the Lire en Délire Festival, organized by the Equipe de développement local du 11e - Belleville-Fontaine au Roi and the association Fontaine ô Livres.