The fourth release in Alaxis Press' The Obscure Cities series to be published by IDW brings the award winning graphic novels to readers in English for the first time!
Beno t Peeters was born in Paris on August 28, 1956. After
publishing two novels early in his career, he experimented with
diverse genres- essay, biography, illustrated story, photo novel,
film, television, radio theater and of course comics. An Herge
specialist, he has written three books to date on the subject- The
World of Herge, Herge, Son of Tintin, and Read Tintin. He is also
the author of several books on comics, storyboards and biographical
studies on Hitchcock, Nadar, Jacques Derrida and Paul Valery
Fran ois Schuiten was born in Brussels on April 26, 1956, into a
family of architects. Since 1980, he has worked with Beno t Peeters
on The Obscure Cities series. His graphic novels have been
translated into a dozen languages and have received numerous
international awards. He has also created many illustrations,
posters and postage stamps across Europe. In 2002, he received the
prestigious lifetime achievement award from the Angouleme festival.
He published his first solo effort, The Beauty, in 2012, and
designed a train museum, Train World, which opened in Brussels in
2015. His 2014 exhibition and accompanying book, Revoir Paris, has
met with international praise.
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