| 1950 |
Cosey is born
as Bernard Cosendai on June 14 th in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is the youngest of three
children, and the only boy. |
| 1965/69 |
Cosey quits
school early and starts working in an advertising agency. He gets his one and only
diploma: a 'certificate of capacity'. |
| 1969 |
Cosey wants to
become a comics author and contacts Derib (Claude de Ribeaupierre), the only professional
comics author in Switzerland at that time. Derib decides to take Cosey as an apprentice.
Cosey will work with Derib for a several years, especially as a colorist for 'Go West!'
and 'Yakari'. Cosey and Derib share their interest in oriental philosophy, and a lifelong
friendship results from their cooperation. |
| 1969 |
Cosey's first
publication. He wins the third prize with his design for the magazine Spirou (Robbedoes),
which is published on the cover of no 1630. |
| 1971 |
Publication of
'Monfreyd et Tilbury' in 'Le Soir', a belgian newspaper. 3 stories of 8 pages are made on
scenarios by André Paul Duchâteau. |
| 1971/72/73 |
Cosey makes
three stories about the journalist Paul Aroid for the Lausanne newspaper '24 heures'. The
first is a short story ('24 hours with Paul Aroid'), the second a longer story ('Le retour de la Bête'). Both stories have been
reprinted in some later books. The third Paul Aroid story 'Un rire au fond du lac' is
published in '24 heures' in 1973, but is never re-published as an album. It is Cosey's
first work as an 'auteur complet', responsible for the scenario as well as the drawings. |
| 1973 |
On a scenario
of Jacques Ralf, Cosey makes 'Un shampooing pour la
couronne'. |
| 1974 |
Saphorin
Ledoux: 'Perles à Rebours aux Tuamotu' is published in '24 Heures' as well as 'La
Dépêche de Tahiti' |
| 1975 |
Souviens-toi, Jonathan... |
| 1976 |
Et la montagne chantera pour toi |
| 1976 |
'Prix
Saint-Michel des Espoirs' for Jonathan |
| 1976 |
First journey
to Asia: Ladakh |
| 1976/77 |
Pieds nus sous les rhododendrons |
| 1977 |
Le berceau du Bodhisattva |
| 1978 |
L'espace bleu entre les nuages |
| 1978 |
Journey to
Southwest USA |
| 1978 |
Honourable
Mention 'Prix Plantin-Moretus' for Jonathan |
| 1979 |
Douniacha, il y a longtemps... |
| 1979 |
'Grand Prix
Saint-Michel' for Jonathan |
| 1979 |
'Grand Prix
Saint-Georges' of the city of Mons (Belgium) for Jonathan |
| 1980 |
Kate |
| 1981 |
Le Privilège du Serpent |
| 1981 |
'Minerve
d'or', Paris for Jonathan |
| 1982 |
Neal et Sylvester |
| 1982 |
'Grand Prix
Alfred' for best album in Angoulême for Jonathan 7: Kate |
| 1982 |
Journey to
Nepal |
| 1984 |
A la recherche de Peter Pan |
| 1984 |
Oncle Howard est de retour |
| 1984 |
Journey to
Colorado and New England (USA) |
| 1984 |
'Grand Prix du
Public' in a comics convention in Paris for 'A la recherche de Peter Pan' |
| 1985 |
Greyshore Island |
| 1985 |
'Soleil d'or'
in Sierre for 'A la recherche de Peter Pan' |
| 1985 |
'Betty Boop'
for best album of the year in Hyères, for 'A la recherche de Peter Pan' |
| 1988 |
Le voyage en Italie |
| 1988/89 |
Journey to
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Burma |
| 1989 |
'Prix des
Libraires' in Grenoble, for 'A la recherche de Peter Pan' |
| 1989 |
'Prix du
Festival de Courtrai' for 'Le voyage en Italie' |
| 1989 |
'Prix Philip
Morris' for 'Le voyage en Italie' |
| 1990 |
Orchidea |
| 1990 |
Journey to
Burkina Faso |
| 1992 |
Saigon - Hanoi |
| 1993 |
L'Enfant Bouddha |
| 1993 |
Journey to
Thailand |
| 1993 |
Prize for the
Best Scenario in Angoulême, for 'Saigon - Hanoi' |
| 1993 |
'Grand Prix
Soleil d'or' in Solliès for his works in the 'Aire Libre' collection of Dupuis |
| 1994 |
Zélie Nord - Sud |
| 1994 |
Journey to
central Tibet and Lhassa, as a 'tourist guide' |
| 1995 |
Joyeux Noël, May! |
| 1995 |
Journey to
Amdo, togeter with photographer Jean Pierre Grandjean. He is present at a New Year's
celebration in a monastery. |
| 1996 |
Journey to
South India |
| 1997 |
Celui qui mène les fleuves à la mer |
| 1998 |
Journey to
Amdo, Kham, Northeast and southeast Tibet, togeter with photographer Jean Pierre Grandjean |
| 1999 |
Zeke raconte des histoires |
| 1999 |
Cosey
exposition in the 'Musée de la Bande Dessinée' in Angoulême
27 january - 25 april 1999. Catalogue: Cosey d'est en
ouest |
| 2000 |
A propos de Jonathan |
| 2001 |
La Saveur du Songrong |
| 2002 |
Le Vol d'Aigle, illustrations for this book by
Jean-Charles Bernardini. |
| 2003 |
'Une maison de Frank L. Wright' |
| 2004 |
'Champéry, été 1863' a comic by Cosey on a scenario by
Fabrice Clément. Made for Le Patrimoine Champérolain |
| 2005 |
'Le Bouddha d'Azur' a comic in a new collection
'Empreintes' for Dupuis. |
| 2006 |
Exposition
'L'aventure intérieure' in Charleroi (Belgium) |
| 2007 |
Voyage to
(a.o.) Burma as a member of 'Comics Country Switzerland' |
| 2007 |
Exposition
'Les lueurs du monde' in Lausanne |
| 2007 |
'Echo', a retrospective album published by Daniel Maghen |
| 2008 |
'Bonnet
d'âne', career prize of the 'Quai des Bulles' comics festival of Saint Malo. |
| 2008 |
Jonathan 14: ELLE ou Dix Mille Lucioles |
