# Fabien Vehlmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fabien_Vehlmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fabien_Vehlmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Vehlmann > Source revision: 1354421635 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Mont-de-Marsan) | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = [French](/source/France) | area = Writer | alias = | signature = | notable works = ''[Green Manor](/source/Green_Manor)'', ''[Seuls](/source/Seuls)'', ''[Spirou et Fantasio](/source/Spirou_et_Fantasio)''| awards = | website = }} '''Fabien Vehlmann''' (born 30 January 1972) is a French comics writer best known for ''[Green Manor](/source/Green_Manor)'' and ''[Seuls](/source/Seuls)''. [Yvan Delporte](/source/Yvan_Delporte) called him "the [René Goscinny](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Goscinny) of the third millennium".{{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}} ==Biography== [[File:Quai des Bulles 2010 - Fabien Vehlmann.jpg|thumb|Fabien Vehlmann, Quai des Bulles, [Saint-Malo](/source/Saint-Malo), 2010]] Fabien Vehlmann, born in 1972 in [Mont-de-Marsan](/source/Mont-de-Marsan),{{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](/source/Auracan) |language=French}} grew up in the [Landes](/source/Landes_(department)) and the [Savoie](/source/Savoie). He studied in Nantes. He started writing comics in 1996, but only got to work for ''[Spirou](/source/Spirou_(magazine))'' 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](/source/Eric_Maltaite) and [René Follet](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Follet). His first recurring series was ''[Green Manor](/source/Green_Manor)'' with [Denis Bodart](/source/Denis_Bodart). With [Bruno Gazzotti](/source/Bruno_Gazzotti) he created ''[Seuls](/source/Seuls)''. In January 2009, it was announced in ''[Spirou](/source/Spirou_(magazine))'' magazine #3694 that [Jean-David Morvan](/source/Jean-David_Morvan) and José-Luis Munuera would be succeeded as the creative team behind the series ''[Spirou et Fantasio](/source/Spirou_et_Fantasio)'' by [Yoann](/source/Yoann) and Vehlmann, who had together created the first volume of ''[Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par...](/source/Spirou_et_Fantasio)''. Their first album in the regular series is announced for October 2009.[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) 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.{{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}} This methodology was highly prominent in his work on ''[Seuls](/source/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. ==Bibliography== {| class="wikitable" id="noveltable" border="1" !Series !Years !Volumes !Artist !Editor |- align="left" |''[Green Manor](/source/Green_Manor)'' |2001–2005 |3 |[Denis Bodart](/source/Denis_Bodart) |[Dupuis](/source/Dupuis) (English publisher: [Cinebook Ltd](/source/Cinebook_Ltd)) |- |''Des lendemains sans nuage'' |2001 |1 |[Bruno Gazzotti](/source/Bruno_Gazzotti) and [Ralph Meyer](/source/Ralph_Meyer) |[Le Lombard](/source/Le_Lombard) |- |''Samedi et Dimanche'' |2001 - |4 |[Gwen](/source/Gwen_(comics)) |[Dargaud](/source/Dargaud) |- |''[Le Marquis d'Anaon](/source/Le_Marquis_d'Anaon)'' |2002 - |5 |[Matthieu Bonhomme](/source/Matthieu_Bonhomme) |Dargaud |- |''La nuit de l'Inca'' |2003–2004 |2 |[Frantz Duchazeau](/source/Frantz_Duchazeau) |Dargaud |- |''Ian'' |2003 - |4 |Ralph Meyer |Dargaud |- |''[Wondertown](/source/Wondertown_(comics))'' |2005 - |2 |[Benoît Feroumont](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_Feroumont) |Dupuis |- |''Les cinq conteurs de Bagdad'' |2006 |1 |Frantz Duchazeau |Dargaud |- |- |''[Seuls](/source/Seuls)'' |2006–present |14 |Bruno Gazzotti |Dupuis |- |''Une Aventure de... [Spirou et Fantasio](/source/Spirou_et_Fantasio)'' |2006 |1 |[Yoann](/source/Yoann) |Dupuis |- |''Sept psychopathes'' |2007 |1 |[Sean Phillips](/source/Sean_Phillips) |[Delcourt](/source/Delcourt_(publisher)) |- |''Dieu qui pue, dieu qui pête'' |2008 |1 |Frantz Duchazeau |[Milan](/source/Milan_(publisher)) |- |''[Jolies Ténèbres (Beautiful Darkness)](/source/Beautiful_Darkness_(graphic_novel))'' |2009 |1 |[Kerascoët](/source/Kerasco%C3%ABt) |Drawn and Quarterly |- |''[Spirou et Fantasio](/source/Spirou_et_Fantasio)'' |2010-2021 |5 |[Yoann](/source/Yoann) |Dupuis |- |''L'Île aux cent mille Morts'' |2011 |1 |[Jason](/source/Jason_(comics)) |[Glénat](/source/Gl%C3%A9nat_(publisher)) |- |} ==Awards== * 2002: Iris award at the [Prix Saint-Michel](/source/Prix_Saint-Michel) for ''Le Marquis d'Anaon''[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 }} * 2002: nominated for the [Angoulême International Comics Festival](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme_International_Comics_Festival) Award for [Best Scenario](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme_International_Comics_Festival_Prize_for_Scenario) for ''Green Manor'' * 2002: nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for [First Comic Book](/source/Angoul%C3%AAme_International_Comics_Festival_Prize_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''[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 }} * 2007: Prix des libraires BD, awarded by [Canal BD](/source/Canal_BD), for ''Les cinq conteurs de Bagdad''{{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 }} * 2008: nominated for Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel for ''Seuls'' 3{{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 }} ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.dupuis.com/servlet/jpecat?pgm=VIEW_AUTHOR&lang=FR&AUTEUR_ID=147 Biography] at [Dupuis](/source/Dupuis) *[http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/fabien-vehlmann-17196.php Biographie] at Evene.fr {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vehlmann, Fabien}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:People from Mont-de-Marsan Category:French comics writers Category:French male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fabien Vehlmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Vehlmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Vehlmann?action=history)). 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