Antoine Revoy (born 1977, Paris, France)[1] is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS (originally titled The Playground)[2] published by First Second Books,[3] and The Harrowing Game,[4] (originally titled Ghost Notes)[5], published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.[6]

Early life

Revoy was born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan,[7] following which his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico.[8] As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher Weekly Morning to create comics but opted to attend college instead.[9] He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Animation/Video in 1999.[10]

Career

Revoy began his career as a designer in Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France.[11] Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book Haunted Houses[12] written by Robert D. San Souci. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for The New York Times and Der Spiegel,[13] winning awards from the Society of Illustrators,[14] American Illustration,[15] PRINT Magazine,[16] Spectrum[17] and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles[18] and Graphis.[19] He teaches at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),[1] where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON,[20][21] and is a Master of Fine Arts thesis mentor at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Antoine Revoy | RISD". www.risd.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Comics & Cola: Antoine Revoy discusses horror; announces new graphic novel 'The Playground'
  3. ^ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of November 17, 2014
  4. ^ ICV2 INTERVIEW: FIRST SECOND'S MARK SIEGEL
  5. ^ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2019
  6. ^ Kelly Murphy bio on SCBWI's 2014 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference Faculty page
  7. ^ Paste Magazine Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground
  8. ^ KidLitCon2019 Panel: The Frightful Fantastic in Middle Grade
  9. ^ "Heading to the Playground with Antoine Revoy". Kirkus Reviews. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. ^ John Maeda Blog Post—Our RISD
  11. ^ Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Antoine Revoy
  12. ^ Kirkus Review: Haunted Houses
  13. ^ MacMillan Authors Page: Antoine Revoy
  14. ^ Office Hours: Antoine Revoy on The Perfect Line[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration
  16. ^ "2012 Hand Drawn Illustration Competition Winners". PRINT Magazine. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Spectrum 22 Winners". Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  18. ^ Illustration West 50 Gold Award
  19. ^ Graphis Competitions Logo Design 8
  20. ^ Montserrat Faculty: RISD ICONS
  21. ^ RISD ICONS: A Legacy of Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design
  22. ^ "Antoine Revoy". MFAVN - The School of Visual Arts. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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