Les faux visages

by David B., Hervé Tanquerelle

Osmorica ih je i dolaze iz radničke četvrti. Policija ne razumije njihovu logiku odabira ciljeva dok oni drsko, jednu za drugom, godinu za godinom, pljačkaju banke…

Genres: Comics

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 5, 2012

About the author

Pierre-François Beauchard, who uses the pen name 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.

Reviews

[Juan Fuentes · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 en realidad.

Ignoraba la historia de esta curiosa banda de atracadores que puso en jaque a la policía francesa.

[Alixe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quelle histoire! Si vous aimez les histoires à la casse du siècle, cette BD est pour vous. Une bande d'amis découvrent une méthode infallible pour braquer des banques sans se faire attraper. L'histoire est simple, on connaît dès le début où est-ce qu'elle nous mène, mais l'action est si fascinante, les dessins (en noir et blanc) sont si vifs, pleins d'énergie, que l'on ne peut plus lever le regard jusqu'à ce qu'on en ait lu le dernier mot.

[Irena Pranjić · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jednako kao i autori, ni čitatelji nekada ne uspiju dati sve od sebe. Takvo je bilo moje iskustvo s čitanjem ovog djela - bila sam previše umorna i nervozna i strip me nije uspio oduševiti. Posudila sam ga u knjižnici zbog crtača Davida B. koji je zbilja lijepo prilagodio svoj crtački stil ovom djelu koje je žanrovski bitno drugačiji od autorskog autobiografskog stripa koji ga je ranije bio proslavilo. Strip govori o pljačkašima banki i podsjeća na slične akcijske filmove poput Oceanovih jedanaest, no u stripu mi je već na polovici bilo teško razlikovati likove, bilo ih je previše i Davidov crtački stil ih je sve učinio previše sličnima, a plus to su se u jednom trenutku počeli prerušavati i više uopće nisam mogla pratiti tko je tko. Da mi je bilo više koncentracije, vjerojatno bih se vraćala više puta natrag u čitanju i pokušavala poloviti te detalje ali naprosto nisam imala snage za to, plus, zbilja mi se teško poistovjetiti s muškim likovima u akcijskim filmovima i stripovima jer naprosto nemam to iskustvo da se u muškom čoporu nadmećem svojom muškošću niti me zadivljava kriminalni um, koliko god genijalnosti ponekad nosi sa sobom tako da je za mene ovo bio čitateljski fijasko, za što, kao što rekoh, ne krivim same autore već dio krivice snosim i sama.
Edit: uslijed svoje premorenosti uopće nisam skužila da je David B. zapravo pisao scenarij, a da je Tanquerelle crtao, stilski mi je bio blizak njegovim ranijim dijelima. Još jednom, bravo za mene.

[Subane · Rating 3 out of 5]

• une bande dessinée sympathique !