Virginie Augustin


Virginie Augustin is a French comics book artist. She has also worked on animated features with Walt Disney Animation Studios and France 3.

Biography

After studying at Gobelins, Augustin worked with Walt Disney Animation Studios on the animated features Tarzan and Hercules. Her career in animation also led her to work on W.I.T.C.H., Dragon Hunters, and Code Lyoko for France 3, and on the animated film Corto Maltese, la cour secrète des arcanes.
Shortly after Corto Maltese, in 2003, she joined the comic strip world and drew the four volumes of the bande dessinée heroic fantasy series ' with scriptwriter. Augustin then participated in several collectives. She also produced a sketchbook for Comix buro, the collection of books directed by.
Then she entered the collection of ', where she drew Voyage aux Ombres,, a one-shot scripted by Christophe Arleston and, published in May 2011.
She collaborated with Hubert, who wrote for her the script of Monsieur Désire? published in 2016, with which the authors won 2017 for best album.

Awards and honours

  • 2017, Prix Diagonale for best album, script by Hubert, for Monsieur Désire?
  • 2017, Finalist, Prix de la critique, script by Hubert, for Monsieur Désire?
  • 2006, Prix Saint-Michel de l'avenir award, script by Wilfrid Lupano, for Alim le tanneur, tome 2: ''Le Vent de l'exil''

    Selected works

Series

  • Alim le tanneur
  • * 1, Le Secret des eaux, Delcourt, collection Terres de Légendes, 2004
  • * 2, Le Vent de l'exil, Delcourt, collection Terres de Légendes, 2006
  • * 3, La Terre du prophète pâle, 2007, Delcourt, collection Terres de Légendes
  • * 4, Là où brûlent les regards, 2009, Delcourt, collection Terres de Légendes
  • * INT Édition intégrale, 2012, Delcourt, collection Long Métrage
  • 40 Éléphants
  • * 1, Florrie, doigts de fée, Bamboo Édition collection Grand Angle, 2017
  • * 2, Maggie, passe-muraille, Bamboo Édition collection Grand Angle, 2018
  • * 3, Dorothy, la poinçonneuse, Bamboo Édition collection Grand Angle, 2019

    One-shots and diptychs

  • Voyage aux ombres, Soleil, collection Légendes de Troy, 2011
  • Whaligoë tome 1, Casterman, 2013
  • Whaligoë tome 2, Casterman, 2014
  • Monsieur désire?, Glénat, 2016
  • Shadows in the Moonlight, Glénat, 2019
  • Joe la Pirate, Glénat, 2021

    Participation in collective works

  • Francis Cabrel - Les beaux dessins, Delcourt, 2005
  • Polnareff suite de bulles, Soleil Productions, 2007
  • Premières fois, Delcourt, 2008
  • Sur les traces de Luuna, Soleil Productions, 2008
  • Souvenirs de films, Le Lombard, 2009
  • Une McStory française, Cliomédia, 2009
  • Les Gens normaux, Casterman, 2013
  • Héros : la représentation féminine en bande-dessinée, Arte Editions, 2015