Joann Sfar

Joann Sfar was born in Nice in 1971. After gaining a degree in philosophy, and enrolling at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he attended the Nawak workshop, where he met such artists as Lewis Trondheim, Emmanuel Guibert, and Christophe Blain. He published his first graphic novel in 1994, and has since produced over 130 titles, including Petit Vampire (Little Vampire), Le Chat du Rabbin (The Rabbi’s Cat), Donjon, and Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). Whether in children’s stories or erotica, action fantasy or meditative reflection, he brings a total originality to all genres, and breathes new life into the comic form. His creative energy has also taken him to other media – to literature, radio drama, painting, and film, notably with Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and the animated adaptations of his Chat du Rabbin and Petit Vampire.