Christian De Metter

De Metter studied advertising design and got his start in the music press. His first published book, Emma, was released in 2000. In 2005 he won a prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He provided the internal art for the graphic novel adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island.[1]

Comics work includes:

• Emma (script and art, in Triskel, Soleil, 2000, collected, 2002, ISBN 2-84565-432-4)
• Dusk (with writer Richard Marazano, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2000–2002, collected, 2007, ISBN 978-2-7316-1930-0)
• Le curé (with Laurent Lacoste, in Triskel, Soleil, 2001–2003, collected 2004, ISBN 2-84565-883-4)
• Le sang des Valentines (with writer Catel Muller, Casterman, 2004, ISBN 2-203-39115-4)
• Swinging London (with writer Thomas Bénet, Soleil, 2004–2005)
• Vers le démon (script and art, Casterman, 2006, ISBN 2-203-39147-2)
• Figurec (script and art, Casterman, 2007, ISBN 2-203-39168-5)
• L'oeil était dans la tombe (script and art, Casterman, 2008, ISBN 978-2-203-00440-5)
• Marilyn, de l'autre côté du miroir (script and art, Casterman, 2009, ISBN 978-2-203-01925-6)
• Shutter Island (with writer Dennis Lehane, graphic novel, William Morrow, January 2010, ISBN 0-06-196857-9)

Awards include:

• 2004: Nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Artwork, for Le curé
• 2005:
  • Won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience, for Le sang des Valentines
  • Nominated for Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario, for Le sang des Valentines

• Christian de Metter at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Christian de Metter at Bedetheque (in French)
• Christian de Metter at Lambiek's Comiclopedia

• Biography (in French)