A poster for the 20th Fête du Livre (Book Festival) in St. Pierre de Clages (Switzerland).

Thanks to Claude Stern

The 10th of March of this year, one of comic’s greatest artists, Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius or Gir) died at the age of 73. A special issue of the french magazine dBD pays homage to Giraud. One of the contributors is Cosey, with this drawing and the story.

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

Last Saturday, this article appeared in the ‘Samedi Culturel’ supplement of the swiss newspaper ‘Le Temps’. It is about the exposition of Cosey’s documentation in Martigny.

Thanks to Bernard Matthey-Doret

In the series ‘Un monde de bulles’ on the french channel ‘Public Sénat’, last week the program was dedicated to Cosey. You can see the interview that Jean-Philippe Lefèvre had with Cosey. Title of the show: ‘Cosey dans ses montagnes suisse’ (Cosey in his swiss mountains).

Click here to view the show

Thanks to Ralph Doumit

The ‘Médiathèque Valais’ in Martigny (Switzerland) announces the exposition: Cosey Repérages – Photography et Bande Dessinée’. The word ‘Repérage’ can be translated as ‘exploration’, but in photography it is also used for ‘finding your viewpoint’ or for ‘making a test set-up’.

From the press invitation, I quote (& translate) the following: ‘To tell stories in images, the comic author uses the same tools as the photographer: various framings, rythm, composition… In the works of Cosey photography and comics are intimately connected. Travel pictures or archive photos: his explorations has led him into Asia, but also to… the Médiathèque Valais – Martigny!’

As we know from many interviews with Cosey, travel and discovery come before the creation of a story, sometimes even years before. Cosey talks about ‘a certain nostalgia’ when he chooses an environment for his stories. So this exposition focuses on an essential characteristic of Cosey’s creative process. Interesting!

From 11 february till 20 may 2012, in Martigny (Switzerland).

Thanks to Dinu Logoz

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’!

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

In ‘L’Indispensable’ of october 2011 is an interview with Cosey. About the creation of a story, drawing, inspiration. Recommended!

Thanks to Luc Levrel

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

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

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!

An interview on swiss television, TSR. Cosey is interviewed during the news (Journal), by a surprisingly well-informed anchorman. 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

Click here for the video on TSR

Lots of attention for ‘Atsuko’! Here are two interviews that are worth watching or reading.

• 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…

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