Nancy Peña (comic book writer)
Nancy Peña (born August 13, 1979 in Toulouse ) is a French comic book writer and illustrator .
Life
Nancy Peña is the daughter of an antique dealer and a teacher. As a child, Peña was particularly interested in nineteenth-century French literature and was influenced by the writers Henry James and Jules Verne . She studied applied arts and became an art teacher.
As a motif designer, she has a penchant for iconography , the Vienna Secession , ancient and medieval motifs and Japanese engravings . Peña designs motifs for clothes, furniture and tea boxes; she works with several collectives in Besançon , where she settled in 2003.
Works
- La montagne en marche. Pieds sous Terre, Frontignan 2006, ISBN 978-2-910431-93-8 .
- Au point de devant. Boîte à bulles, Antony 2006, ISBN 978-2-84953-021-4 .
- Au point d'entre-deux. Boîte à bulles, Antony 2007, ISBN 978-2-84953-051-1 .
- Tea party. Dibbuks, Madrid 2009, ISBN 978-84-936880-3-5 .
- Nancy Peña. Édition Charrette, Libourne 2012, ISBN 978-2-91547807-5 .
- Raiponce. Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Illustrations by Nancy Peña. Tourbillon, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-84801-771-6 .
- Madame: L'année du chat. Boîte à bulles, Saint-Avertin 2015, ISBN 978-2-84953-254-6 .
Web links
- Nancy Peña website
- Nancy Peña on dibbuks.es (Spanish, with picture)
- Andreas Platthaus : I'm not a children's illustrator! In: FAZ Blogs. February 1, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia del cómic en femenino on lne.es (Spanish)
- ^ Nancy Peña on lambiek.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peña, Nancy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French comic book writer and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |