Marie-Mad


Marie-Madeleine Bourdin, better known by the pen name Marie-Mad, was a French illustrator and comic books author.

Life and career

Born in Paris on 27 November 1922, Bourdin was the daughter of a mechanical engineer and a seamstress. She created her first works during World War II while attending the École Duperré, where she met illustrator. Her only adventure comic book, titled Lumière dans la tour, was published by '. In 1954, the magazine Cœurs Vaillants published her series titled Petit frère et petite sœur. Her series ' was published in 52 editions by the magazine . Bourdin often credited her sister's nine children as inspiration for her comic strips.
Marie-Mad died in Vernon on 11 August 2025, at the age of 102.

Works

Standalone

  • ''Histoire d'une petite cévenole ou le Miracle de Notre-Dame Marie Rivier''

    Stories with Éditions Fleurus

  • Titounet et la fête de la forêt
  • Lumière dans la tour
  • ''Titounet - Madame Binocle et la fin de l'année''