| Lewis Trondheim | |
|---|---|
 Lewis Trondheim in 2015 | |
| Born | Laurent Chabosy December 11, 1964 Fontainebleau, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Frantico |
Notable works | Les formidables aventures de Lapinot Donjon |
| Awards | full list |
Laurent Chabosy (French: [ʃabɔzi]; born 11 December 1964),[1] better known as Lewis Trondheim (French pronunciation: [lewis tʁɔ̃dɛm]), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons.
A figure in Franco-Belgian comics whose career began in the early 1990s, Trondheim is mostly known as the author of Les formidables aventures de Lapinot (translated to English as The Spiffy Adventures of McConey) and the co-creator of comic fantasy series Dungeon with Joann Sfar, as well as his autobiographical series Les petits riens (translated to English as Little Nothings).
As an artist, Trondheim is known for his "potato-shaped" characters and anthropomorphic animals, in a minimalistic style reminiscent of ligne claire.[2][3] His works often feature witty dialogue and characters in surreal or darkly humorous situations, where comedy may intertwine with tragedy. Working with several genres such as fantasy, the supernatural, experimental, autobiographical, or children's stories, Trondheim has contributed to than 150 books, both as an artist and a writer.[3][4]
- ^ Potet, Frédéric (27 February 2014). "Lewis Trondheim, génie grognon de la BD". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Turgeon, David (March 2008). "Trondheim avant les Carottes". du9.org (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Lewis Trondheim : "J'ai un système de dessin très minimaliste et animalier un peu comme Disney mais encore plus simple, et plus pour adulte"". France Culture (in French). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Les 25 ans d'autobiographie de Lewis Trondheim" (in French). AFP via Le Point. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2024.