Dixie Road

Dixie Road Vol 1 · Europe Comics
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The United States... the late twenties. Like many others, the company Fisherman's Dream staggers under the 'crash'. In the midst of this economic nightmare, we meet a young girl, Dixie. The recent events will push her and her family to hit the road, in pursuit of the elusive American Dream.

About the author

Né à Bayonne en 1963, Hugues Labiano s'est vite imposé parmi les dessinateurs majeurs de sa génération. Monté à Paris en 1984, après une enfance landaise et un bac d'arts plastiques dans sa ville natale, il a débuté en dessinant pour des fanzines tels que «Sapristi» et «Bulles Dingues». Sa carrière a cependant véritablement démarré en 1988 avec l'illustration d'un «Voyage au Coeur de l'Europe du Moyen Age» (scé.: P. Brochard – Hachette Jeunesse), de courtes BD dans les mensuels «Circus» et «Vécu», un album sur et pour la ville du Havre («Premières Tempêtes» - scé.: Bethisy – Dynamick). A partir de 1989, il participe au collectif «Canal-Choc» que dirigent Christin et Mézières aux éditions Alpen et réalise «L'Image disparue" et «Les Capitaines aveugles» en 1990, puis «Les Corps masqués» en 1991. En 1992, il publie «Lune gitane», le premier volume du triptyque «Matador» (scé.: G. Jakupi – Glénat). Suivront «La Part du Feu» en 1993 et «L'Orgueilleux» en 1994. En 1997, pour Dargaud, le scénariste J. Dufaux l'entraîne sur la «Dixie Road», ce qui lui vaudra le Prix de la Meilleure Série au festival d'Illzach en 2000. Avec «Mister George» et ses auteurs Rodolphe et S. Le Tendre, H. Labiano inscrit désormais son nom dans la prestigieuse collection «Signé» du Lombard. Photo : R.Scaglia

Jean Dufaux has always told stories that bring together words and images. Initially attracted by the 7th art, he studied film production at the Institut des Arts et Diffusion in Brussels. But words remained such an important part of his life that he became a journalist, playwright and novelist, before once and for all embracing his true calling as a comic book author. Over his career, Jean Dufaux has produced a massive body of work, comprising some 200 titles and counting. His work is original and fiercely independent of trends, holding more complexity than might be apparent at first glance: "Complainte des landes perdues" (Dargaud, "Lament of the Lost Moors" Cinebook), "Double masque" (Dargaud, "Game of Masks" Europe Comics), "Murena" (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English), "Rapaces" (Dargaud, "Raptors" Europe Comics), "Djinn" (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English), "Croisade" (Le Lombard, "Crusade" Cinebook/Europe Comics), "Barracuda" (Dargaud, Cinebook in English), "Sortilèges" (Dargaud, "Spellbound" Europe Comics), "Loup de Pluie" (Dargaud, "Rain Wolf" Europe Comics), Dixie Road (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English), "Saga Valta" (Le Lombard, Europe Comics in English), "Conquistador" (Glénat)... The list goes on. This immense mosaic that rejects neither the exhilaration of the paperback novel nor the narrative ellipses of cinema aims above all to be a work of pleasure and of enchantment, in the fantastic and occult sense of the term. His wildly successful series, selling millions of copies and garnering numerous prizes and awards, have been published across Europe, Japan, and the United States. Jean Dufaux is president of the jury for the Diagonale Prize, awarded annually in Belgium to outstanding comic book artists, and in France Jean Dufaux was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009.

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