Jean-Marc Rochette

• Born — 23 April 1956 • Birthplace — Baden-Baden, West Germany • Write — y • Art — y • Notable Works — Edmond le Cochon Le Transperceneige • Website — http: www.jm-rochette.fr

Jean-Marc Rochette became known as a comic creator and illustrator with the story of Edmond le Cochon, with Martin Veyron, and (in succession of Alexis) Le Transperceneige, initially with Jacques Lob and later with Benjamin Legrand. Le Transperceneige received the Angoulême Religious Award in 1985, which was the award's first year. Other comic stories include Claudius Vigne, Napoléon et Bonaparte (Angoulême Humour Award in 2001), Nemo le capitaine vengeur with Jean-Pierre Hugot, L'or et l'esprit with Benjamin Legrand, Cour Royale with Martin Veyron (Nomination for the Angoulême Audience Award in 2006), and the trilogy Louis et Dico: Panique à Londres/Scandale à New York/Triomphe à Hollywood with René Pétillon. Besides creating and illustrating comic stories, he also illustrated several children's books and well-known fairy tales, for example Coyote mauve, which was also translated in English (Purple Coyote), Pinocchio, Le petit poucet (the French version of Tom Thumb) and Le chat botté (Puss 'n' Boots). He gained further reputation for his watercolor illustrations of the literature classics Candide by Voltaire and Homer's Odyssey. As a painter, his works include watercolor as well as oil paintings, and figurative as well as abstract interpretations of themes.

• Edmond le cochon (1980 - 1993 with Martin Veyron) • No. 1: Edmond le cochon, Editions du Fromage 1980, • No. 2: Edmond le cochon va en afrique (1981), Albin Michel - l'Echo des Savanes 1983, • No. 3: Le continent mystérieux (1983), Albin Michel 1996, • No. 4: Le mystère continental, Albin Michel 1993, • Les dépoteurs de chrysanthèmes (drawing and story), Futuropolis 1980, • Le Transperceneige (1984–2000) • No. 1: L'Échappe (drawing) with Jacques Lob (story), Casterman 1984, • No. 2: L'Arpenteur (drawing) with Benjamin Legrand (story), Casterman 1999, • No. 3: La Traversée (drawing) with Benjamin Legrand (story), Casterman 2000, • A tes souhaits (drawing) with T. Topin (story), Futuropolis 1985, • Claudius Vigne touche le fond (drawing and story), Casterman 1985, • Requiem blanc (drawing) with Benjamin Legrand (story), Casterman 1987, • Nemo, le capitaine vengeur (drawing) with Jean-Pierre Hugot (storyboard), featuring Jules Verne's fictional character Captain Nemo, Bayard 1988, • L'Or & l'esprit 1, Le Tribut (drawing) with Benjamin Legrand (story), Casterman 1995, • Napoléon et Bonaparte (story and drawing), Casterman 2000, • Louis et Dico - à la conquete du monde (2003 - 2006 with René Pétillon) • Panique à Londres (drawing), Albin Michel 2003, • Scandale à New York (drawing), Albin Michel 2004, • Triomphe à Hollywood (drawing), Albin Michel 2006, • Cour royale (drawing) with Martin Veyron (story), Albin Michel 2005, • TooLoose, with Martin Veyron, Blutch, Baru, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Casterman 2007, • Ailefroide, altitude 3954, with Olivier Bocquet, Casterman, 2018 • Le Loup (bande dessinée), Casterman, 2019 • Le Transperceneige: Extinctions - vol1, with Matz (comics), Casterman, 2019 • La Dernière Reine, Casterman, 2022

• Candide ou l'optimisme by French writer and philosopher Voltaire, Albin Michel 2002, • L'Odyssée (Odyssey), French translation by Mario Meunier of the Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, Albin Michel 2006,

Jean-Marc Rochette is recorded as having received prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles, RTL Prize for comic book and Alph-Art humour. Recognition and collections. Rochette received prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles, RTL Prize for comic book and Alph-Art humour.