Born in 1974 in Chambray-lès-Tours (France), author and artist Hervé Bourhis developed a passion early on for superheroes, a universe that he discovered in the monthly magazine "Strange" in 1984. At the age of seven, he wrote his first comics script, titled "Goldorak et les savants de Wachigtone, " which will forever remain unpublished, perhaps due to his hesitant spelling. At the age of sixteen, his ardor was tempered somewhat when his art teacher told him comics were food for the dull.
It was only three years later when he began to bounce back, as he found work as a web graphic artist.
His first book was published in 2002 by publisher Humanoïdes Associés, "Thomas ou le retour du tabou, " which won the prestigious Goscinny prize, which recognizes the year's best upcoming script-writer. His production has been prolific ever since, including the beloved "Petit Livre" series ("Le Petit livre Beatles, " "Le Petit livre de la bande dessinée").
He enters the Europe Comics catalog with the graphic novel "Alas" ("Hélas, " Dupuis 2010), alongside artist Rudy Spiessert.
Born on 01/01/1974 in FRANCE
1974 - Birth in Nice, by chance.
1974 - 1984 Lived in a circus (yes, really) wanted to become an artist-cowboy-secret agent in space when he grew up. Drew "darkvadors".
1985 - Settled in Tours, traded drawings in the school playground.
Drew pictures of Astérix and Lucky Luke...
1988 - 1993 Cannot remember much about this time, probably all acne and greasy hair. Drew girls (surprise, surprise).
1994 - 1997 Studied "visual communication". Drew 15 x 15 logos.
1997 - 1999 First jobs: freelancing, design, packaging - English words that say what they mean. Drew grinning labradors on packaging for dog biscuits.
1999 - Graphic artist for a web design company.
Drew with pixels.
2003 - Said "Yes, sounds good to me!" when Hervé Bourhis suggested creating a cartoon strip full of pop singers, Vietnamese people and dead saxophonists. Worked for Poisson Pilote and Youpi. Drew boxes and speech bubbles (at last!).
