{{Short description|French comics writer}} {{Infobox comics creator
| image = FIBD 2015 Marche des auteurs 10.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Fabien Vehlmann (2015) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|01|30}} | birth_place = Mont-de-Marsan | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = French | area = Writer | alias = | signature = | notable works = ''Green Manor'', ''Seuls'', ''Spirou et Fantasio''| awards = | website = }} '''Fabien Vehlmann''' (born 30 January 1972) is a French comics writer best known for ''Green Manor'' and ''Seuls''. Yvan Delporte called him "the René Goscinny of the third millennium".<ref name=ActuaBD>{{cite web |url=http://www.actuabd.com/spip.php?article3497 |title=Vehlmann & Meyer |accessdate=2008-09-25 |last=Anspach |first=Nicolas |date=2006-03-25 |work=ActuaBD |language=French}}</ref>
==Biography== [[File:Quai des Bulles 2010 - Fabien Vehlmann.jpg|thumb|Fabien Vehlmann, Quai des Bulles, Saint-Malo, 2010]] Fabien Vehlmann, born in 1972 in Mont-de-Marsan,<ref name=Auracan>{{cite web |url=http://www.auracan.com/Interviews/Vehlmann/Vehlmann1.html |title=Interview: entretien avec Fabien Vehlmann |accessdate=2008-09-25 |author=Illies Dzanouni |date=January 2002 |work=Auracan |language=French}}</ref> grew up in the Landes and the Savoie. He studied in Nantes. He started writing comics in 1996, but only got to work for ''Spirou'' magazine the next year, where he provided very short stories for the weekly summary of the magazine. Soon, some stories of a few pages followed, with artwork by a number of different artists, including Eric Maltaite and René Follet.<ref name=Auracan/> His first recurring series was ''Green Manor'' with Denis Bodart. With Bruno Gazzotti he created ''Seuls''.
In January 2009, it was announced in ''Spirou'' magazine #3694 that Jean-David Morvan and José-Luis Munuera would be succeeded as the creative team behind the series ''Spirou et Fantasio'' by Yoann and Vehlmann, who had together created the first volume of ''Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par...''. Their first album in the regular series is announced for October 2009.<ref>[http://www.toutenbd.com/article.php3?id_article=2791 ToutenBD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175234/http://www.toutenbd.com/article.php3?id_article=2791 |date=2012-02-13 }} reports the new authors for Spirou (24 January 2009)</ref> In his creative process, Vehlmann is known for a collaborative approach, giving significant creative freedom to his illustrators and adapting the narrative pacing to match their visual style.<ref name="PopKulturowy2024">{{cite web |url=https://popkulturowykociolek.pl/fabien-vehlmann-wywiad/ |title=Fabien Vehlmann – wywiad z twórcą serii Sami |accessdate=2026-05-16 |last=PopKulturowy Kociołek |date=2024-03-20 |work=PopKulturowy Kociołek |language=Polish}}</ref> This methodology was highly prominent in his work on ''Seuls'' with Bruno Gazzotti. While initially perceived as a standard children's adventure, Vehlmann intentionally steered the series into a dark, psychological thriller that tackles complex themes such as death, isolation, and moral relativism, challenging traditional boundaries of youth literature.<ref name="PopKulturowy2024"/>
==Bibliography== {| class="wikitable" id="noveltable" border="1" !Series !Years !Volumes !Artist !Editor |- align="left" |''Green Manor'' |2001–2005 |3 |Denis Bodart |Dupuis (English publisher: Cinebook Ltd) |- |''Des lendemains sans nuage'' |2001 |1 |Bruno Gazzotti and Ralph Meyer |Le Lombard |- |''Samedi et Dimanche'' |2001 - |4 |Gwen |Dargaud |- |''Le Marquis d'Anaon'' |2002 - |5 |Matthieu Bonhomme |Dargaud |- |''La nuit de l'Inca'' |2003–2004 |2 |Frantz Duchazeau |Dargaud |- |''Ian'' |2003 - |4 |Ralph Meyer |Dargaud |- |''Wondertown'' |2005 - |2 |Benoît Feroumont |Dupuis |- |''Les cinq conteurs de Bagdad'' |2006 |1 |Frantz Duchazeau |Dargaud |- |- |''Seuls'' |2006–present |14 |Bruno Gazzotti |Dupuis |- |''Une Aventure de... Spirou et Fantasio'' |2006 |1 |Yoann |Dupuis |- |''Sept psychopathes'' |2007 |1 |Sean Phillips |Delcourt |- |''Dieu qui pue, dieu qui pête'' |2008 |1 |Frantz Duchazeau |Milan |- |''Jolies Ténèbres (Beautiful Darkness)'' |2009 |1 |Kerascoët |Drawn and Quarterly |- |''Spirou et Fantasio'' |2010-2021 |5 |Yoann |Dupuis |- |''L'Île aux cent mille Morts'' |2011 |1 |Jason |Glénat |- |}
==Awards== * 2002: Iris award at the Prix Saint-Michel for ''Le Marquis d'Anaon''<ref name="Awards 2002">[http://cfbelgium.free.fr/festival2002.php#vainqueurs Official site 2002] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627155932/http://cfbelgium.free.fr/festival2002.php#vainqueurs |date=June 27, 2008 }}</ref> * 2002: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Scenario for ''Green Manor'' * 2002: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for First Comic Book for ''Samedi et Dimanche'' * 2005: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Scenario for ''Le Marquis d'Anaon'' * 2006: nominated for Best comic (French language) at the Prix Saint-Michel for ''Seuls''<ref>[http://cfbelgium.free.fr/festival_2006/prixstmichel/SAINT%20MICHEL%20nomine.pdf Official site 2006 nominations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121182037/http://cfbelgium.free.fr/festival_2006/prixstmichel/SAINT%20MICHEL%20nomine.pdf |date=2006-11-21 }}</ref> * 2007: Prix des libraires BD, awarded by Canal BD, for ''Les cinq conteurs de Bagdad''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canalbd.net/index.php?s=prix |title=Prix des libraires BD |accessdate=2008-09-25 |work=CanalBD |language=French |archive-date=2008-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914195740/http://www.canalbd.net/index.php?s=prix |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 2008: nominated for Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel for ''Seuls'' 3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicsfestivalbelgium.com/festival-bd-bruxelles/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=11&Itemid=99 |title=De genomineerden 2008 |access-date=2008-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222222957/http://www.comicsfestivalbelgium.com/festival-bd-bruxelles/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=11&Itemid=99 |archive-date=2008-12-22 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.dupuis.com/servlet/jpecat?pgm=VIEW_AUTHOR&lang=FR&AUTEUR_ID=147 Biography] at Dupuis *[http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/fabien-vehlmann-17196.php Biographie] at Evene.fr
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