Marion Montaigne
She was born in Saint-Denis de la Réunion. She studied animated cartoon at Paris Gobelins school. Her first famous work is the science blog BD Tu mourras moins bête, started in 2008.
Marion Montaigne

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- Name
- Marion Montaigne
- Born
- 8 April 1980
- Occupation
- Cartoonist
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Gobelins · École Estienne
- Known for
- Tu mourras moins bête... · Dans la combi de Thomas Pesquet · Riche and pourquoi pas toi ?
- Honours
- Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience · Quai des Bulles · prix du livre Science pour tous
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
Tu mourras moins bête is now published as books and adapted since 2016 as an animated cartoon for TV channel Arte.
Marion Montaigne studied at Gobelins and École Estienne. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Tu mourras moins bête. Distinctions recorded are Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience, Quai des Bulles and prix du livre Science pour tous.
Marion Montaigne lors de Quai des Bulles à Saint-Malo le 27 octobre 2012.
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Marion Montaigne lors de Quai des Bulles à Saint-Malo le 27 octobre 2012.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Marion Montaigne • Born — 8 April 1980 • Occupation — Cartoonist
Documentary record
Marion Montaigne, born on 8 April 1980, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
She also worked under the name Professeur Moustache. Her recorded language was French. Other recorded relations include Luc-Olivier Merson.
Work and production
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 3: Tu mourras moins bête. Dans la combi de Thomas Pesquet and Riche, pourquoi pas toi?
Identity
Identity
Marion Montaigne is recorded as comics artist, science communicator, blogger and writer.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1980
Marion Montaigne born at Saint-Denis.
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Recognition and collections
Marion Montaigne received Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience, Quai des Bulles and prix du livre Science pour tous.
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- 1.Nos mondes perdus. Dargaud. 2023. 978-2-205-20809-2.
- 2.Station Delta : Académie Delta.
- 3.Article fr auteur1= Hervé Morin Marion Montaigne, dessine moi un chercheur Le Monde (journal) Le Monde 15 11 2012 lire en https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2012/11/15/marion-montaigne-dessine-moi-un-chercheur_1791358_1650684.html consulté le = 16 octobre 2016 .
- 4.Article fr auteur1=Sophie Gindensperger Marion Montaigne, BD éprouvette Libération (journal) Libération 8 octobre 2015 lire en https://www.liberation.fr/culture/2015/10/08/bd-eprouvette_1399886 consulté le=26 décembre 2023 .
- 5.Présentation de Marion Montaigne sur le site Les autres gens via Wikiwix.
- 6.Les BD de Marion Montaigne. Personne ne bouge (Arte).
- 7.Laurence Le Saux. La bédéthèque idéale #177 : Marion Montaigne enfile la combi de l’astronaute Thomas Pesquet. Télérama.
- 8.Article Thomas Pesquet en BD : « Je ne suis pas de l'étoffe des héros » Le Figaro Aurélia Vertaldi date 17 11 2017 lire en https://www.lefigaro.fr/bd/2017/11/17/03014-20171117ARTFIG00245-thomas-pesquet-heros-de-bd-je-ne-suis-pas-que-de-l-etoffe-des-heros.php .
- 9.l'exposition Regards de femmes. Salon du livre de Paris.
- 10.Marion Montaigne ramène sa science. Festival d'Angoulême.
- 11.article Précarité des auteurs : le coup de semonce de Marion Montaigne Libération lire en https://next.liberation.fr/culture/2020/01/16/precarite-des-auteurs-bd-le-coup-de-semonce-de-marion-montaigne_1773387 date 16 1 2020 Marius Chapuis .
- 12.Boomerang : Dans les bulles de Marion Montaigne.
- 13.LiseF. Marion Montaigne tire la sonnette d'alarme sur la situation des auteurs avec une lettre ouverte à Franck Riester. bubblebd.com.
- 14.article Marion Montaigne s’attaque aux dinosaures : " Je ramène la science au niveau des gens " date 5 11 2023 Amandine Schmitt L'Obs 76-77 lire en https://www.nouvelobs.com/bibliobs/20231105.OBS80432/marion-montaigne-s-attaque-aux-dinosaures-je-ramene-la-science-au-niveau-des-gens.html .
- 15.article De l'art et des lézards Benjamin Roure Livres Hebdo 36 date 26 10 2023 .
- 16.David Fossé. "Thomas et moi, on est un peu pareil : La larme à l’oeil, c’est pas trop notre truc". Ciel et Espace. 608. 10 et 11. Août-Septembre 2026.
- 17."Bande dessinée en avant-première : L'intelligence artificielle - Jean-Noël Lafargue et Marion Montaigne", Grands-formats - visuel, Le Monde, .
- 18.Quai des bulles. Marion Montaigne dessinera l'affiche de 2019. Ouest-France. 2018.
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