Bastien Vivès


Bastien Vivès is a French comic book artist.

Life and career

Born in Paris, Vivès spent his childhood drawing with his younger brother. He took live model classes from the age of 10 years. Vivès studied Applied arts at the Institut Sainte Geneviève Paris and three years at the Penninghen School of Graphic Arts in Paris and eventually Gobelins School, still in Paris, where he studied animation.
He achieved success first on the internet under the pseudonym "Chanmax" with the character Poungi la Racaille
His first album, Elle, published in 2007 by Casterman under the KSTR label and when he was 25 years old, in January 2009, Vivès received the Angoulême Festival Revelation Award for his album A Taste of Chlorine.
In 2010 and 2011, he participated of the online drama Les Autres Gens, written by Thomas Cadène, drawing seven episodes.
In 2013, he published the "French manga" series Lastman, together with Michaël Sanlaville and Balak.

Works


TitleDateAuthorPublisherNotes
Poungi la racaille2006Éditions Danger PublicUnder the pseudonym Bastien Chanmax
Elle2007Editions KSTЯ
Hollywood Jan2008Michaël SanlavilleÉditions KSTЯ
A Taste of Chlorine 2008Éditions KSTЯOfficial selection of the Angoulême Festival 2009
La boucherie2008Editions Warum
Dans mes yeux2009Editions KSTЯ
Juju Mimi Féfé Chacha2009Alexis de RaphelisEditions Ankama
Pour l'empire - Tome 1 : L'honneur2010Merwan Chabane
Sandra Desmazières
Poisson Pilote collection, Dargaud
Tranches Napolitaines2010With Anne Simon, Alfred and Mathieu SapinDargaud
Pour l'empire - Tome 2 : Les femmes2010Merwan Chabane
Sandra Desmazières
Poisson Pilote collection, Dargaud
Polina2011Éditions KSTЯAdapted into the film Polina
Pour l'empire - Tome 3 : La fortune2011Merwan Chabane
Sandra Desmazières
Poisson Pilote collection, Dargaud
Les Autres Gens - Tome 104/2011CollectiveDupuis
La FamilleDelcourt
Les Melons de la Colère2011Les Requins Marteaux
L'AmourDelcourt
Lastman2013With Michael Sanlaville
and Balak
Éditions KSTЯVolume #6 won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for a Series in 2015.
Une sœur2017Casterman
Attention chien méchant2017Casterman
La décharge mentale2018Les Requins Marteaux
Le chemisier2018Casterman
Petit Paul2018Glénat
Le Football2019Delcourt