# Max Cabanes

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**Max Cabanes** (born 22 September 1947) is a French illustrator and comic book author, best known for his fantasy series *Dans les villages* (published since 1977) and for his comic books recounting the lives of young people in the 1960s and 1970s (*Heart-Throbs*,[1] *Les Années pattes d'eph*’, *Bouquet de flirts*).[2] Comfortable with all drawing techniques and able to excel in a wide range of genres (fantasy, social commentary, detective stories), he was awarded in 1990 the [Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_ville_d'Angoul%C3%AAme), the highest honor for a French-speaking comics author.[3]

## Published works

### Periodical

*[Dans les villages](/source/Dans_les_villages)* :

1. *Dans les villages*, [AUDIE](/source/Fluide_glacial), 1977. In subsequent editions it is titled *La jôle*.
1. *L'Anti-jôle*, [Dargaud](/source/Dargaud), 1982
1. *La Crognote rieuse*, Dargaud, 1984
1. *Le Rêveur de réalité*, Dargaud, 1986
1. *L'École de la cruauté*, [Dupuis](/source/Dupuis), coll. « Expresso », 2005
1. *Une Fuite, deux horizons*, Dupuis, coll. « Expresso », 2006
1. *La Déroute des synapses*, Dupuis, coll. « Expresso », 2008

- *Contes fripons*, AUDIE, 1979[4]
- *Rencontres du 3rd sale type*, Dargaud, coll. « Pilote », 1982
- *Bains d'encre*, [Futuropolis](/source/Futuropolis_(maison_d'%C3%A9dition)), coll. « Hic et nunc », 1982
- *Le Roman de Renart* (dessin), avec [Jean-Claude Forest](/source/Jean-Claude_Forest) (scénario), Futuropolis, coll. [30/40](/source/30/40), 1985

1. *Colin Maillard*, 1989 (English *translation:Heart-Throbs*, [Catalan Communications](/source/Catalan_Communications), 1991)
1. *Maxou contre l’athlète*, 1997

- *Les Années pattes d'eph’*, [Albin Michel](/source/%C3%89ditions_Albin_Michel), 1992[5]
- *Bouquets de Flirts*, Albin Michel, 1996
- *Bellagamba* (art), with [Claude Klotz](/source/Patrick_Cauvin) (writer), Casterman, coll.

1. *La Chasse aux ombres*, 1999
1. *Les Saisonniers*, 2002

- *La Maison Winchester*, [Glénat](/source/Gl%C3%A9nat_%C3%89ditions), coll. « [La Loge noire](/source/La_Loge_noire) », 2004
- *La Princesse du sang*, Dupuis, adapted from the novel by [Jean-Patrick Manchette](/source/Jean-Patrick_Manchette)
- *Fatale*, with [Doug Headline](/source/Doug_Headline) (scénario), Dupuis coll. « [Aire libre](/source/Aire_libre)», adapted from the novel by [Jean-Patrick Manchette](/source/Jean-Patrick_Manchette), [2014](/source/2014_en_bande_dessin%C3%A9e)[citation needed]
- *Nada*, with Doug Headline (writer), Dupuis coll. « Aire libre », adapted from the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, [2018](/source/2018_en_bande_dessin%C3%A9e)
- *Morgue pleine*, with [Doug Headline](/source/Doug_Headline) (writer), Dupuis coll. « [Aire libre](/source/Aire_libre)», adapted from the novel by [Jean-Patrick Manchette](/source/Jean-Patrick_Manchette), [2021](/source/2021_en_bande_dessin%C3%A9e)[6]

### Children's albums

- *L’Homme qui fait le tour du monde* written by [Pierre Christin](/source/Pierre_Christin), with [Philippe Aymond](/source/Philippe_Aymond) (drawings), Dargaud, 1994

Max Cabanes has illustrated youth novels, including:

- *Concertino*, by [Jean-Henri Potier](/source/Jean-Henri_Potier), L’école des loisirs, 1978
- *La Chanson des sirènes*, by [Michel Piquemal](/source/Michel_Piquemal), Milan, 1998
- *Petit lexique des sorcières*, by [Marie-Charlotte Delmas](/source/Marie-Charlotte_Delmas), Syros jeunesse, coll.
- *La Course du guépard, by* [Jean-Charles Bernardini](/source/Jean-Charles_Bernardini) (éditions Mango Jeunesse, coll. *[Le cercle magique](/source/Le_cercle_magique)*, 2002)

## References

1. Rothschild, D. Aviva (15 April 1995). [*Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics*](https://books.google.com/books?id=KuXEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22max+cabanes%22&pg=PA68). Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-07991-7.

1. ["Max Cabanes : bibliographie, photo, biographie"](http://www.bdparadisio.com/scripts/detail.cfm?Id=528). *www.bdparadisio.com*. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

1. ["Max Cabanes | BD 2020"](https://openagenda.com/bd2020/events/max-cabanes). *OpenAgenda*. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

1. [Henri Filippini](/source/Henri_Filippini) (November 1979). "Contes fripons". *[Schtroumpfanzine](/source/Schtroumpfanzine)*. No. 35. p. 24..

1. [Évariste Blanchet](/source/%C3%89variste_Blanchet) (Winter 1992–1993). "Les Années pattes d'éph'". *[Critix](/source/Critix)*. p. 14-15..

1. Max Cabanes (27 October 2018). ["Max Cabanes : "Coller à l'esprit de Manchette""](https://web.archive.org/web/20190424124303/https://www.toutenbd.com/interviews/article/max-cabanes-coller-a-l-esprit-de). *Tout en BD*. Archived from [the original](http://www.toutenbd.com/interviews/article/max-cabanes-coller-a-l-esprit-de) on 24 April 2019. – via interview with Emmanuel Lafrogne..

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