Tonoharu: Official Selection at Angoulême Comics Festival!

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Cool news! The French version of Tonoharu has been chosen as an official selection for the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Europe’s largest comics festival!

Tonoharu is one of 58 books chosen as an official selection. As I understand it, a few thousand books were eligible, so it’s a pretty big deal and a real honor.

This puts Tonoharu in the running for some of the most prestigious awards in comics. (And no, “prestigious comics award” is not an oxymoron.) Looking over my competition (which includes comics greats like Dan Clowes, Jim Woodring, Craig Thompson, and Joe Sacco, just to name a few) I think its fair to say I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell at the top prize, or even the Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials prize, which is awarded to five books. But I might have a shot at the best newcomer award or something.

Awards will be announced at the festival in late-January. I’ll keep you posted!

My sincere thanks to my French publisher Le Lezard Noir, (in particular Stéphane Duval and Anne Cavarroc) for producing such a beautiful edition of my book!

Angoulême International Comics Festival Official Selection List (in French)

Tonoharu: Official Selection at Angoulême Comics Festival!

Cool news! The French version of Tonoharu has been chosen as an official selection for the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Europe’s largest comics festival!

Tonoharu is one of 58 books chosen as an official selection. As I understand it, a few thousand books were eligible, so it’s a pretty big deal and a real honor.

This puts Tonoharu in the running for some of the most prestigious prizes in comics. (And no, “prestigious comics award” is not an oxymoron!) Looking over my competition (which includes comics greats like Dan Clowes, Jim Woodring, Craig Thompson, and Joe Sacco, just to name a few) I think its fair to say I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell at the top prize, or even the Angoulême International Comics Festival Essentials prize, which are awarded to five books. But I might have a shot at the best newcomer award or something.

Awards will be announced at the festival in late-January. I’ll keep you posted!

My sincere thanks to all the people at Le Lezard Noir, (in particular and translator ) for producing such a beautiful edition of my book!

Angoulême International Comics Festival Official Selection List (in French)

  • Thôt

    I’ll add that Mr Art Spiegelman is Angoulême Comics Festival’s president this year, and many american authors will be there!

    I thought you would be there too… Maybe it’s not to late!

    I sincerely think you can win an award, and I’ll say so to Mr Spiegelman whom I’ll see the day before the opening (in a librarian-oriented meeting)

    Hopefully we’ll have Tonoharu in french next year!

  • Thôt

    (I meant Tonoharu part 2, of course)

  • Troll mouse

    Congratulations! That is so cool!

  • Lars Martinson

    Thôt: Wow, thanks! I’d really love to go, but unfortunately my pockets aren’t deep enough to afford the ticket. Maybe next year!
    Troll mouse: Cheers!

  • Hi Lars !

    Congrats ! So sad you won’t come ! It was a great opportunity to meet you (-__-;)

  • Thot

    So after my week in Angoulême I didn’t get the chance to talk of tonoharu with Art Spiegelman, but I did talk to a few fellow librarians at the museum of comics and to translators, and I listened to your french publisher, asked him about your book…

    He was very pleased to have 2 of his three 2011 books in the official selection (it’s a first-time thing in all times, I think), and Tonoharu is in re-print…

    Can’t wait to the next episode!

  • Lars Martinson

    Thanks for mentioning the book to people, Thot! I really appreciate it!