On 25 april 2015, an earthquake struck in Nepal, with 8000 dead and many more people homeless. Geneva based publisher ‘Place du Sablon’ has released a collective album. Many comic artists, including Cosey, have drawn a page of this album. 56 pages for 25 euros, all proceeds go to the Red Cross to help the people of Nepal.
The web page ‘Place du Sablon’ doesn’t give much information, but you can find more information on their Facebook page.
Cosey is working on… Mickey. Publisher Glénat has given some of the best comic artists to give a new life to the old Mouse, like Loisel, Tébo and the trio Trondheim – Keramides – Brigitte Findakly. The album(s) will probably be released in 2016. Cosey has made an album of 60 pages.
During BDFIL 2015 (10 – 13 september 2015), 36 swiss comic artists (among whom, Cosey) wil participate in the project ‘S’il vous plaît, dessine-moi un Mickey’ (Please, draw me a Mickey).
Click here for the web page of BDFIL about the Mickey project.
Thanks to Cuno Affolter
Announced for december 2015, but finally available: the special edition of ‘À la recherche de Peter Pan’, published by Raspoutine. The album is a large format edition (35 x 45 cm), black and white. The book comes with a dossier of 16 pages (in colour), ‘bleu de coloriage’ and an ex libris.
Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret and Lorenzo Pioletti of Raspoutine
The association A.LI.EN is a non-profit organisation supporting projects with environmental or humanitarian goals. They work together with artists who are invited to the Festival BD of Solliès-Ville (28-30 august 2015). This year they support Nepal, hit by terrible earthquakes.
Among the artists in this project is Cosey, of course (next to Bilal, Juillard, Tardi and Zep). A.LI.EN publishes posters of each of these artists, 40 x 60 cm, 200 pieces numbered and signed. Each cost 40 euros.
Of the posters made by Bilal and Tardi, lithographies (black & white) have been made; 200 pieces numberd and signed, for 60 euros a piece.
12 june, you can visit a Cosey event (officially a dédicace expo-vent) at Librairie Raspoutine in Lausanne. It starts at 17.30. Raspoutine has published a special edition of ‘À la recherche de Peter Pan’ (250 albums).
More information: Raspoutine website
Last saturday, 14 march, a European March of Solidarity with the Tibetan people was organised in Paris. One of the participants made a poster with images by Cosey.
The year 2014 was a quiet one for fans of the works of Cosey. But we can look forward to an exciting 2015.
In january already, Raspoutine and PerspectivesArt9 will celebrate 30 years of ‘À la recherche de Peter Pan’ with a collector’s album: large format with black and white drawings. The book will have extra pages in colour with sketches like the one above, of the aptly named ‘Dent Blanche’ (‘White Tooth’) in the swiss Valais (Wallis).
In autumn 2015, we may expect a brand new album (not a Jonathan album). Cosey is a discrete man, who doesn’t want to talk about his ‘work in progress’ – but for us, he wanted to disclose that the action of this new album will be in the USA.
A merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for all visitors to ‘The World of Cosey’!
Thanks to Cosey
Cosey was the guest in the swiss tv-show ‘Ça reste entre nous’, broadcasted on 26 september. The interview by Zelda Chauvet can be found on thewebsite of ‘La télé’ in three pieces, each about 7 minutes.
Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret
Derib’s Yakari celebrates his 40th birthday this year. Lausanne based comic store Raspoutine asked several comic artists to draw a hommage. Of course, Cosey is among them. Until 13 october, you can visit an exposition dedicated to Derib and Yakari at Raspoutine.
Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret
From 11 to 14 september, you could visit the BD Fil comic festival in Lausanne. Special guest star of this edition was Lewis Trondheim. He asked his colleagues to draw noses for a small exposition ‘Pifs’.
Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret
For Migros Magazine, Cosey presents a walk in the Alps of the Saanenland. You can read the interview here.
Thanks to Claude Stern
On holiday in Switzerland? In Evolène you can visit an exposition with works of four famous comics authors, among which is Cosey. From 12 july till 24 august, the museum is open from 15.00 – 19.00.
Thanks to Dinu Logoz
