27 january 2012
Cosey: le site officiel
Le Lombard has launched the official site of Cosey. The site has three parts: a biography, an index of Jonathan albums and an index of 'Other albums', including the albums that have been published by Dupuis.

Check out the official site yourself! And keep visiting 'The World of Cosey'!

  Cosey - le site officiel

6 january 2012 (4)
Happy New Year!

6 january 2012 (3)
2012
As you might know, the end of the world has been predicted for 2012. In the 'Samedi Culturel' (of 30 december 2011), supplement to 'Le Temps', Cosey gives his view on this prediction: the water level of Lac Leman has risen and only the towers of Lausanne's cathedral are still visible. A disaster, yes, but apparently the survivors know how to enjoy it!

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

6 january 2011 (2)
Interview
In 'L'Indispensable' of october 2011 is an interview with Cosey. About the creation of a story, drawing, inspiration. Recommended!

Thanks to Luc Levrel

6 january 2012 (1)
Mystery solved... competition cancelled...
Sometime ago, I asked you to solve a puzzle. In Manu Larcenet's 'L'armure du Jackolass', Larcenet thanks a few comic artists for their contribution to the album, among whom Cosey. I asked you to find Cosey's contribution, but I got no answers. Now, the mystery has been solved: there is no drawing of Cosey in the book. Cosey actually made a drawing for the album, but it was lost somewhere... so maybe we have to await a new edition of the album.

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

21 november 2011
Ex Libris 'Atsuko'
This is the ex libris going with 'Atsuko' published by the Lausanne comic shop Raspoutine. They call it a Japanese stamp - but in fact it is a print (silk screen). 99 pieces were made.

  Click here for the website of Librairie Raspoutine

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

21 november 2011
Lhahl statue - a jade version
Les Sculpteurs des Bulles have made a special edition of the Lhahl statue (in fact, all are special editions, but this one extra special): the statue with a jade look. I like it, because it is less realistic then the polychrome versions. I think this is more in the spirit of Cosey's drawings. But... there are only 4 statues available!

  Click here for more images of Lhahl Jade on the website of 'Les sculpteurs de Bulles'

16 november 2011
Interviews with Cosey (2)
An interview on swiss television, TSR. Cosey is interviewed during the news (Journal), by a surprisingly well-infromed anchorman. The interview with Cosey starts after 18.20 minutes. And don't stop watching when you see a man in white on a motor: this is a very young Cosey...

Cosey anno 2011

A younger version of Cosey in 1974

  Video TSR

11 november 2011
Interviews with Cosey
Lots of attention for 'Atsuko'! Here is a small list of interviews that are worth watching or reading.

Photo: © TéléBruxelles

  Video on TéléBruxelles - Cosey at Galerie Champaka

  MP3 audio on expressbd.fr

  Interview on ActuaBD - with images of the exposition at Galerie Daniel Maghen in Paris

  Interview in LeSoir

There has also been an interview in the swiss newspaper 24Heures (published in Cosey's hometown Lausanne), but it is still protected on their web site. Maybe later...

7 november 2011
Champaka
Saturday, I visited the exposition of Cosey's Atsuko works at the Galerie Champaka in Brussels. I made some photos, that are terribly spoiled by reflections in the glass...

The front window of the Galerie.

The first page of Atsuko. Some 20 Atsuko-pages were on display on the entrance level floor, on the floor below, pages from other Cosey-albums were shown. So you could take a little walk through (Cosey) history, being amazed by the evolution of his drawing style.

Two pages from Atsuko.

Also on display were sketches and colour studies for Atsuko. These photos in particular are spoiled by reflections. Therefore, I will only show two of them, that didn't make it to the 'Special edition' of Atsuko.

You can visit the exposition at Galerie Champaka till 20 november 2011. Highly recommended!

  Click here for the website of Champaka

4 november 2011
Competition - without prizes

Recently, the french comic artist Manu Larcenet published this album 'L'armure du Jakolass'. It is a tribute to the series 'Valérian' (dutch: Ravian) by Jean Claude Mézières. In the album, Larcenet thanks some artists for their contribution to this album, and one of them is Cosey.

Now the big question of this competition: can you find the contribution made by Cosey? Please scan or copy it and send it to 'The World of Cosey' - see my contact page.

It's a competition without prizes, but you will win eternal fame as a connaisseur on this page of 'The World of Cosey'!

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

2 november 2011
Atsuko Expositions

Today, the Cosey exposition at Galerie Daniel Maghen (Paris) is opened. Friday 4 november will be the official vernissage, in the presence of Cosey. For those of you who cannot visit the exposition, go to the website of Daniel Maghen and you can have a look at all the originals, among which this one...

  Click here for the website of Daniel Maghen

As you know, you can also visit a Cosey exposition in Brussels (Galerie Champaka) the next few weeks (vernissage tomorrow 3 november). All quiet on the Swiss front, then? Well, on 18 november (from 17.30), Cosey will be present at the Lausanne comic store 'Librairie Raspoutine'. He will autograph the books you buy there. For the occasion, Raspoutine will publish a special 'Japanese stamp' (99 ex.).

  Click here for the website of Librairie Raspoutine

24 october 2011
Atsuko Expo - Interview with Cosey - 'Jonathan Autobiographie'
Here are some news items I want to share with you...

First, I am happy to announce that Cosey has cooperated with me again for a 'virtual' exposition. He sent me five nice black & white drawings from Atsuko, some of them echoing Japanese woodprints. Regard my tiny exposition as a warming up for the two real expositions in Brussels and Paris.

  Click here for the Atsuko Exposition

Second, an interview with Cosey can be read on the website of 'Le nouvelliste'. Of course, the subject of the interview is... Atsuko.

  Click here for the interview

A last news I like to share is the publication of 'Jonathan - Une autobiographie imaginaire en BD'. It appears as a volume of the Jonathan Intégrale series. This album is simply a copy of all dossiers of the previous Intégrales... nothing new... Why did they make this album?

13 october 2011
Another exposition...
A few weeks ago I announced the Cosey exposition at Galerie Champaka in Brussels. Yesterday I received this invitation of Daniel Maghen, announcing a Cosey exposition in Paris... at the same time as the Brussels expo.

According to the invitation, Cosey will be present at the vernissage of 4 november (19.00 h) at the gallery of Daniel Maghen in Paris. 25 pages of Atsuko will be displayed, as well as other Cosey works.

Resumed:
Brussels - Galerie Champaka - 4 till 20 november / vernissage with Cosey 3 november 18.00 - 20.30
Paris - Galerie Daniel Maghen - 2 till 12 november / vernissage with Cosey 4 november 19h

  Click here for the website of Daniel Maghen

5 october 2011
Cosey about Matisse
In the french magazine Casemate, every month there is an article about a writer, a painter and his work of art. In issue number 41 the author is Cosey. He talks about Henri Matisse and his work 'L'Atelier rouge'.

Thanks to François Lionnet

15 september 2011
Atsuko (3)
This is the cover for the special edition of 'Atsuko' that will appear in november.

The Brussels comic art gallery Champaka will have an exposition of Cosey's 'Atsuko' from 4 till 20 november 2011.

  Click here for the website of Champaka

15 september 2011
Atsuko (2)
Atsuko will be pre-published in the french magazine 'L'Immanquable'.

To warm you up: page 15 of the album.

13 september 2011
Atsuko
The first image of the new Jonathan album, Atsuko.

5 september 2011
Chinese telephone card
This chinese telephone card was sold on the internet. The Hongkong based telecom operator CNC seems to be the producer of the card, but I suspect that this card is a fraud.

Instead of using Hergé's drawing for 'Tintin in Tibet', Cosey's pastiche 'Tintin au Tibet occupé' (Tintin in occupied Tibet) was used - and I do not think this card would have passed the Chinese censors. But if it did pass and this card is an official one, then the censor is not familiar with french, and did not see the evident allusions to chinese violence in Tibet (the tracks, the tank, the burning monastery and the Chinese red star in the title).

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

22 august 2011
Casemate 40
In the french comic-fanzine Casemate number 40 (august/september 2011), Joël Callède has written a very nice article about 'Le voyage en Italie'. His article is one in a series where comic artists write about an album that has touched them. Callède analyses the end of the album, making some keen observations. Recommended!

Thanks to Dinu Logoz

27 july 2011
Jonathan news
I have two news items about Jonathan for you.

First is the announcement of a 'Jonathan - Une autobiographie imaginaire en BD' by Lombard. The album will appear in October. The announcement promises an richly illustrated album, and will give Cosey's artistic and philosophic reflections about the evolution of his work. It will also show Cosey's sources of inspiration and his working methods.

Second news item is the title of the new Jonathan album that will appear in November 2011. The title will be 'Atsuko'. A 'normal' and a special edition of the album will appear, but I have no details yet.

Thanks to Dinu Logoz

4 april 2011
Tribute to Tibet
3 january 2010, the belgian comic artist Tibet died. He is best known for his comics series Chick Bill and Ric Hochet (Rik Ringers). Lombard has published a tribute album ( 'À la poursuite du griffon d'or; Hommage à Tibet') to Tibet, with this contribution by Cosey.

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

4 april 2011
Lhahl statue: work in progress - part 8
Alternative colours for an edition of the Lhahl statue by Raspoutine.

  Click here for the website of Raspoutine

4 april 2011
Lhahl statue: work in progress - part 7
A picture of the modern Lhahl.

21 march 2011
Lhahl statue: work in progress - part 6
The Lhahl statue has been painted. This is the first 'colour test' and many corrections will be made. I like it!

7 february 2011
Lhahl statue: work in progress - part 5
These are the first pictures of resin mouldings of the Lhahl statue. I think the result so far is stunning. The next step is to paint the statue in colours.

  Click here for larger images of Lhahl on the website of 'Les sculpteurs de Bulles'

7 january 2011
Wine label for Raspoutine
For Lausanne based comic shop Raspoutine, Cosey made one of these wine labels (you know which).

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

7 january 2011
Lhahl statue: work in progress - part 4
These are pictures of the Lhahl statue as it was last december. I like it very much!

24 december 2010
Claude Levenson (1938 - 2010)
Only today I learned the news that Mrs. Claude Levenson died on 13 december, in Lausanne. She was 72 years old. Mrs. Levenson was an activist for human rights, best known for her strong support of Tibetan freedom. As a journalist, she wrote many articles and books about Tibet.

Readers of Cosey's work will know the introductions she wrote for 'Celui qui mène...' and for the Intégrales. In fact, her last publication was the preface to the 5th Jonathan Intégrale, that has recently been published.

She wrote: 'Certain people see the Tibetan cause as a rearguard action of those who hold on to an idealised past against modernity led by China. But the Tibetan problem is a problem of colonialism and of oppression of a people by another country.'

The struggle for Tibetan freedom will miss her support and they way she drew attention to the cause of Tibet's oppressed people.

Thanks to Sylvain Cachi

2 november 2010
Bouddha d'Azur
Here is the cover for the Intégrale of 'Le Bouddha d'Azur' that will appear in january/february 2011.

1 november 2010
Message from Switzerland
I asked Cosey some questions about his 'work in progress' and about the 5th Jonathan Intégrale. I can share some great news with you!

The 15th album of Jonathan will appear in november 2011. The title of the album will be 'Atsuko' (a Japanese female name). The story will begin in Birma and will continue in a snow-covered Japan. The album (54 pages) will be published in a 'normal' edition and an edition 'grand format', that will have a dossier of 8 or 16 pages. Each edition will have a different cover; both will be published by Le Lombard. At this moment, 40 pages have already been drawn (black & white), colouring will be done after all drawings are ready.

I hope to publish some preview images of this album on this site in september/october 2011.

Coming very soon is the 5th Jonathan Intégrale. It will have the two latest stories ('Songrong' and 'Elle'), and it will have a dossier of no less than... 60 pages! So the 5th volume will have the same size as the first four Intégrales.

Appearing in January 2011 is an Intégrale of 'Le Bouddha d'Azur' (in the collection Aire Libre). Two editions will be published: a 'normal' edition and a 'numbered & signed' edition (999 ex.). This special edition will have a portrait of Lhahl on watercolour paper.

The photo below shows the design of Lhahl of 27 october.

  Click here for 'Les sculpteurs de Bulles'

  Click here for 'The birth of Lhahl'

Thanks to Thierry de Thibault

And... she will have hair, I suppose!

On the website of 'Les sculpteurs de Bulles', you will find more photos. They will keep their page about 'The birth f Lhahl' up-to-date so you can follow the work in progress.

  Click here for 'The birth of Lhahl'

The title of the exposition is 'Carnets de voyage'. Below, you see the Château and some images of Cosey-works (taken from the website of the Château).

  Click here for the website of the Chateau de St. Maurice

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

Cosey made this new sketch for the Lhahl statue (the modern part), for which sculpting has started. Compare the new sketch with the original one below and you will probably find that the sitting position of Lhahl has become physically possible (or at least somewhat easier). Try for yourself!

Gillespie and Cosey have decided that the statue will consits of two separate statues: the 'traditional' Lhahl and the 'modern' Lhahl. The owner of the statues can choose how to put the statues together: face to face, side by side or back to back (the original idea).

If all goes well, the statue will be available by the end of this year.

  Click here for the website of 'Les sculpteurs de bulles'

This will be the last Intégrale... we have to wait for a 15th Jonathan album before a fifth Intégrale will appear.

You will find this 4th Intégrale in your bookshop in June.

This photo goes with the article: reunion of two old friends in Derib's atelier.

© Odile Meylan/24 Heures

  Click here for the article

Yves Blanc is the driving force behind many musical initiatives. Among others the radio show and cd collection 'La Planète Bleue'. Cosey made cover and booklet illustrations for the Volume 3 cd of this collection in 2005. As you see, some elements of this cover were retaken in the book cover.

  Click here for the website of 'Les sculpteurs des bulles'

First about its maker, Max Gillespie. Max Gillespie studied art at Clermont Ferrand and from 2000 onwards he makes statues of comics characters. Among others he contributes to many statues of Michel Aroutcheff. Below you see an examples of an Aroutcheff statue of Tintin (Max sculpted the characters) and a statue of Atalante (comic character by Crisse).

Second: Lhahl herself. The statue will show two versions of Lhahl, a traditional and a modern version, sitting back to back in a lotus position. The traditional Lhahl in the album sits in the lotus position, although she is shown from a large distance (see page 54). The modern Lhahl is not shown in a lotus position in the album - but look at this image (used on a Christmas card for Raspoutine comics shop in Lausanne).

Third and last news: below you can download two flyers of 'Les Sculpteurs de Bulles'. The first one is a presentation of the project; the second one is a subscription form. Both are in French.

  Click here for the presentation!

  Click here for the subsciption form!

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

The idea is to make a statue combining the traditional and the modern Lhahl, both sitting in a Lotus position.

To get the project started, they need us! Please read their message. The original message is French; the English translation is made by me.

  Click here for older news!