Alexis Nolent
| Alexis Nolent | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rouen, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Matz |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Prix Saint-Michel: Best Story (2004) Best French Language Comic (2006) |
Alexis Nolent (a.k.a. Matz) is a French writer. He writes scripts for video games and has also written a novel and, under the pen name Matz, a number of comics.
Life and career[edit]
Nolent was born in Rouen, France, and grew up in the Caribbean, before moving to Paris.[1]
His graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete, AKA Headshot, was adapted into the 2012 film Bullet to the Head.[2] He has written The Killer (Le Tueur) and Cyclops (Cyclopes) both of which have been optioned for films, also by producer Alexandra Milchan, the former at Paramount with director David Fincher[3] and the latter at Warner Brothers by James Mangold.[4] The Killer is his first to be published in English and is published by Archaia Studios Press,[5] who are dividing each of volumes into two parts and releasing in American comic book format bi-monthly. The first four issues were collected as a hardcover volume, which won IGN's Best Indy Book of 2007 Award,[6] Newsarama's Best of '07 gave it the "Best Comic You Didn't Read This Year" award[7] and Entertainment Weekly named it #2 in a list of Best comics of 2007.[8]
Other work includes Headshot (Du plomb dans la tête) with Colin Wilson, Shandy with Dominique Bertail and an upcoming adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel Savage Night with artist Miles Hyman.[9][10]
The Killer was optioned for a 2023 feature film adaptation, starring Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton.[11]
Bibliography[edit]
- Peines perdues (with Jean-Christophe Chauzy,[12] Casterman, August 1993)[13]
- The Killer (with Luc Jacamon[14]):
- French, Casterman:[15]
- Long feu (October 1998)
- L'Engrenage (April 2000)
- La Dette (August 2001)
- Les Liens du sang (August 2002)
- La Mort dans l'âme (October 2003)
- Modus vivendi (September 2007)
- English, Archaia Studios Press:[5]
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4: "'Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-932386-44-0)
- French, Casterman:[15]
- Shandy (with Dominique Bertail,[16] Delcourt):
- Agnès (November 2002, ISBN 978-2-84789-073-0)
- Le Dragon d'Austerlitz (January 2006, ISBN 978-2-84789-926-9)
- Du plomb dans la tête (aka Headshot) (with Colin Wilson, Casterman):[17]
- Les Petits poissons (January 2004)
- Les Gros poissons (February 2005)
- Du bordel dans l'aquarium (January 2006)
- Cyclops (with Luc Jacamon, Casterman[18]):
- La Recrue (September 2005)
- Le Héros (September 2006)
- Snowpiercer: The Prequel (with Jean-Marc Rochette[19]):
- Part 1: Extinction (2019)
- Part 2: Apocalypse (2020)
- Part 3: Annihilation (2024)
- The Killer: Affairs of the State (with Luc Jacamon[14]
- Traitement négatif (January 2020)
- Circuit court (October 2020)
- Variable d'ajustement (October 2021)
- Frères humains (September 2022)
- La face cachée de l'abîme (October 2023)
Awards[edit]
- 2004: Won Best Story, Prix Saint-Michel, for Du plomb dans la tête
- 2006:
- Won Best Comic (French language), Prix Saint-Michel, for Shandy 2: Le dragon d'Austerlitz
- Nominated for Best artwork, Prix Saint-Michel, for Shandy 2: Le dragon d'Austerlitz
- 2007: Nominated for "Award for Favourite European Comics" Eagle Award, for The Killer.
- 2008: Nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" Eisner Award, for The Killer.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ MATZ: Writer of The Killer, Jazma, October 31, 2006
- ^ Warner aims for 'Headshot', Variety, October 14, 2008
- ^ David Fincher interview Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, MTV, January 7, 2008
- ^ WB, Mangold eye Nolent's 'Cyclops', Variety
- ^ a b "Archaia Studios Press profile for The Killer". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ Best Indy Book Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, IGN
- ^ Best Shots: Best of '07 Edition[permanent dead link], Newsarama, December 30, 2007
- ^ The Best Comics of 2007, Entertainment Weekly, Dec 18, 2007
- ^ Making the Asssassin Tick Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Broken Frontiers, November 3, 2006
- ^ Matz - A "Killer" Comic Writer, Comic Book Resources, April 12, 2007
- ^ Benderspink options 'Starkweather', Variety, November 8, 2007
- ^ Jean-Christophe Chauzy at Lambiek
- ^ "Casterman profile for Peines perdues". Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ a b Luc Jacamon at Lambiek
- ^ Casterman profile for Le Tueur
- ^ Dominique Bertail at Lambiek
- ^ "Casterman profile for Du plomb dans la tête". Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ Casterman profile for Cyclopes
- ^ https://www.howtolovecomics.com/2020/05/03/snowpiercer-reading-order/
- ^ 2008 Eisner Award Nominees Named Archived January 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (press release), Newsarama, April 14, 2008
External links[edit]
- Matz at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Matz at Bedetheque (in French)
- Matz at Casterman
- Matz at Delcourt
- Preview of The Killer #1
Interviews[edit]
- Matz Narks on The Killer, Comicon, June 6, 2006
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