David B.

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February 09, 1959 in Nîmes, France

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Comics & Graphic Novels

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David B. was one of the initiators of the French alternative editorial house L'Association, and is now well-known among the French comics audience. After his Applied Arts studies, David B. had his first publications in magazines such as Chic, Circus, Okapi and A Suivre. Among his early creations are 'Le Timbre Maudit', a story published in Okapi, and 'the mini-series 'Zèbre' in Chic. As a scenarist, he cooperated with Olivier Legan on 'Pas de Samba pour Capitaine Tonnerre', an album published by Glénat in 1985.

After he co-founded L'Association in 1990, he began using the pseudonym David B. and specialized in short black-and-white stories, detailing nightmarish dreams, collected in the album 'Le Cheval Blême' in 1992. As powerful as his drea...more David B. was one of the initiators of the French alternative editorial house L'Association, and is now well-known among the French comics audience. After his Applied Arts studies, David B. had his first publications in magazines such as Chic, Circus, Okapi and A Suivre. Among his early creations are 'Le Timbre Maudit', a story published in Okapi, and 'the mini-series 'Zèbre' in Chic. As a scenarist, he cooperated with Olivier Legan on 'Pas de Samba pour Capitaine Tonnerre', an album published by Glénat in 1985.

After he co-founded L'Association in 1990, he began using the pseudonym David B. and specialized in short black-and-white stories, detailing nightmarish dreams, collected in the album 'Le Cheval Blême' in 1992. As powerful as his dream imagery is in itself, it is amplified by his masterful use of black and white drawings. In the Association's magazine Lapin, he published series like 'Le Prophète Voilé', 'Le Jardin Armé' and 'Le Voyage de l'Est'. From 1996, Beauchard has concentrated on the autobiographical series 'L'Ascension du Haut-Mal', which earned him the highest praise from comics critics.

In addition to his work for L'Association, David B. cooperated with the publishing house Cornélius, where he published the quarterly comic book Le Nain Jaune from 1993 to 1994, as well as 'Les Quatre Savants' from 1996 to 1998. He was also present in the reviews Fusée and Le Cheval sans Tête (with 'Les Incidents de la Nuit'). Also present at Dargaud, he made 'Le Tengû Carré', an allegory of Japanese legends, and the scenarios of 'La Révolte d'Hop Frog' and 'Les Ogres', which were illustrated by Christophe Blain. For the publisher's collection Poisson Pilote, he made 'Urani - la Ville des Mauvais Rêves' (script by Joann Sfar) and 'Les Chercheurs de Trésor'.

After May 2000 David B's work would reach a wider public when his artwork was featured in the collection Aire Libre by the popular publisher Dupuis. After 'Le Capitaine Écarlate' (with artwork by Emmanuel Guibert) in 2000, David wrote and drew the album 'La Lecture des Ruines' in 2001. David B has also been active as an illustrator for Le Seuil, Automne 67, Albin Michel and Coconino Press.(less)

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Average rating: 3.90 · 3,652 ratings · 435 reviews · 41 distinct works

	Epileptic 3.91 avg rating — 2,926 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:
	L'Ascension du haut mal, tome 1 3.92 avg rating — 175 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Nocturnal Conspiracies: Nineteen Dreams From December 1979 to September 1994 3.36 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Epileptic 1 [L'Ascension du Haut Mal, 1-3] 3.57 avg rating — 145 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Epileptik 2 [L'Ascencion du Haut Mal, Omnibus 4-6] by David B., Diniarty Pandia (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Littlest Pirate King by David B., Pierre Mac Orlan 3.43 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Armed Garden And Other Stories 3.76 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	L'Ascension du Haut-Mal, tome 2 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Babel Vol. 1 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	L'Ascension du Haut Mal, Tome 3 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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L'Ascension du Haut Mal (6 books)
by David B.

3.91 avg rating — 3,393 ratings

Babel (2 books)
by David B.

4.39 avg rating — 44 ratings

Hiram Lowatt et Placido (2 books)
by David B. (Writer), Christophe Blain (Illustrator)

4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings

Les Incidents de la Nuit (3 books)
by David B.

4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings

Les Chercheurs de Trésor (2 books)
by David B.

3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings

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“You can't sit next to me doing nothing while I'm trying desperately to save myself by doing something.”
― David B., Epileptic

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“We kunnen straks alles in Goud veranderen: mijn broer, de katten, de tuin, de rivier, ons leven, onze dromen.”
― David B., L'Ascension du Haut-Mal, tome 2

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