Bilal
Enki Bilal, May 2006
Birth name	Enes Bilalović
Born	October 7, 1951 (1951-10-07) (age 55) Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Nationality	French
Area(s)	artist, writer
Notable works	Légendes d'Aujourd'hui Nikpol Trilogy Partie de chasse
Awards	full list

Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilalović on October 7, 1951) is a French comic book artist and film director. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 516 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1452 × 1688 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Rencontre avec Enki Bilal organisée par la Fnac pour la sortie de son album Rendez-vous à Paris. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throuout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Enki (DEN.KI(G)) was a deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in Babylonian mythology, originally chief god of the city of Eridu. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Book Artist is an American magazine primarily devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published between the 1960s and the present-day. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

Born in Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia).He moved to Paris at the age of 9. There, at 14, he met René Goscinny and with his encouragement tried turning his talent to comic books. He worked on Goscinny's magazine Pilote in the 1970s, publishing his first story, Le Bol Maudit, in 1972. Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throuout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... René Goscinny (August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977) was a French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the early issues of the comic book series Lucky Luke with Morris. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Cover for Pilote by Robert Crumb. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He began working with script writer Pierre Christin in 1975 on a series of dark and surreal tales. Pierre Christin is a French comics creator and scripter born July 27, 1938 in Saint Mandé France. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Nikopol trilogy (La Foire aux Immortels, La Femme Piège and Froid Équateur) took more than a decade to appear but is probably Bilal at his best, writing the script as well as doing all the artwork - the final chapter, Froid Équateur, was even awarded the book of the year award by the very serious magazine Lire and is acknowledged by the inventor of chess boxing, Iepe Rubingh, as being the inspiration for this new sport. Lire is well-known and serious French literary magazine covering both French and foreign literature. ... Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which combines the sports of chess and boxing. ... Iepe B. T. Rubingh is a Dutch artist who founded chess boxing in 2003 after drawing inspiration from Enki Bilals comic book Froid-Équateur. ...

His latest publication has been Quatre ? (2007), the last book in tetralogy (the Hatzfeld), this time dealing with the breakup of former Yugoslavia but from the future. The first installment came in 1998 in the shape of Le Sommeil du Monstre opening with the main character, Nike, remembering the war in a series of traumatic flashbacks. The third chapter of the tetralogy is titled Rendez-vous à Paris (2006). It gives a good indication of Bilal's popularity, being the fifth best selling new French comic of 2006 with 280,000 copies.^[1] A tetralogy is a compound work that is made up of four (numerical prefix tetra-) distinct works. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throuout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ...

His cinematic career has recently been revived with the expensive Immortel (Ad Vitam) which is his first attempt to adapt his books to the screen. The film has split critics, some panning the use of CGI characters but others have seen it as a faithful reinterpretation of the books. Immortel (Ad Vitam) is a 2004 English language, but French-produced science fiction film, directed by artist Enki Bilal and based upon his graphic novel La Foire aux immortels (The Carnival of Immortals). ...

Bibliography includes

Légendes d'Aujourd'hui with scenario by Pierre Christin

• La Croisière des oubliés (The Cruise of Lost Souls) (1975)
• Le Vaisseau de pierre (Ship of Stone) (1976)
• La ville qui n'existait pas (The Town That Didn't Exist) (1977)

Pierre Christin is a French comics creator and scripter born July 27, 1938 in Saint Mandé France. ...

Short Histories

• Mémoires d'outre-espace (Memories From Outer Space) (1978)
• Mémoires d'autre temps (Memories From Other Times) (1996)

With scenario by Jean-Pierre Dionnet

• Exterminateur 17 (Exterminator 17) (1979)

Exterminateur 17 is a French comic book written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, drawn by Enki Bilal, colorized by Patricia Bilal, and later by Dan Brown. ...

With scenario by Pierre Christin

• Les Phalanges de l'ordre noir (Ranks of the Black Order translated by Frank Wynne, published by Catalan Communications) (1979)
• Partie de chasse (The Hunting Party published by Catalan Communications) (1983)
• Coeurs sanglants et autres faits divers (Bleeding Hearts and Other Stories) (1988)

Pierre Christin is a French comics creator and scripter born July 27, 1938 in Saint Mandé France. ... The Black Order Brigade Original Title Les Phalanges de lOrdre Noir Series Title The Chaos Effect Writer(s) Pierre Christin Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing First published 1979 Pages 84 ISBN ISBN 0-9672401-8-2 The Black Order Brigade (Les Phalanges... Frank Wynne (born 1962) is an Irish literary translator and writer. ... Page five from New York/Miami (Catalan, 1990) by Jacques Loustal and Philippe Paringaux, translated by Elizabeth Bell. ... Prominent characters from Partie de Chasse. ... Page five from New York/Miami (Catalan, 1990) by Jacques Loustal and Philippe Paringaux, translated by Elizabeth Bell. ...

Nikopol Trilogy

• La Foire aux Immortels (The Carnival of Immortals) (1980)
• La Femme Piège (The Woman Trap) (1986)
• Froid-Équateur (Cold Equator) (1992)

The Carnival of Immortals Original Title La Foire aux immortels Series Title Nikopol Trilogy Writer(s) Enki Bilal Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing First published 1980 Pages 68 ISBN 2 7316 0791 The Carnival of Immortals (or La Foire aux Immortels in French... The Woman Trap Original Title La Femme piège Series Title Nikopol Trilogy Writer(s) Enki Bilal Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing First published 1986 Pages 68 ISBN 2 7316 0791 The Woman Trap (or La Femme piège in French) is a... Equator Cold Original Title Froid-Équateur Series Title Nikopol Trilogy Writer(s) Enki Bilal Artist(s) Enki Bilal Publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing First published 1992 Pages 56 ISBN 2 7316 0791 Equator Cold (or Froid-Équateur in French is a science-fiction comic book from 1992...

Hatzfeld Tetralogy

• Le sommeil du monstre (The Dormant Beast) (1998)
• 32 Décembre (December 32) (2003)
• Rendez-vous à Paris (2006)
• Quatre ? (Four?) (2007)

Rendez-vous à Paris is a French comic book by Enki Bilal, and the third album of the tetralogy featuring Nike Hatzfied. ...

Christian Desbois Publications

• Bleu Sang (Blue Blood) (1994)
• EnkiBilalAnDeuxMilleUn (EnkiBilalInTwoThousandOne) (1996)
• Tykho Moon - livre d'un film (Tykho Moon - The book of the movie) (1996)

Dargaud Publications

• Le Sarcophage (...) (2000)

Autrement Publications

• Los Angeles - L'Étoile oubliée de Laurie Bloom (Los Angeles - The Forgotten Star of Laurie Bloom) (1984)
• Hors Jeu (Expect Play) (1987)

Fayard Publications

• Un siècle d'Amour (A century of Love ) (1999)

Chez Hazard

• Magma (2000)

Filmography as director

• Bunker Palace Hôtel (1989)
• Tykho Moon (1996)
• Immortel (Ad Vitam) (2004)

Immortel (Ad Vitam) is a 2004 English language, but French-produced science fiction film, directed by artist Enki Bilal and based upon his graphic novel La Foire aux immortels (The Carnival of Immortals). ...

Awards

• 1980: Prix RTL for best adult comic^[2]
• 1987: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, France
• 1993: Best book of the year Award from Lire magazine^[3]
• 1997: Special Mention at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film ^[4]
• 1999: Nominated for Best comic book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
• 2004: Nominated for Audience award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2004: Gold medal for Best Groundbreaking Film and Bronze Medal for Best International Film (both awarded by the public) at the Fantasia Ubisoft 2004 Festival^[5]
• 2006: Nominated for Best Illustrated Narrative at the International Horror Guild Awards^[6]

RTL is an abbreviation used in several contexts. ... Every year, the Grand Prix de la ville dAngoulême is awarded during the Angoulême International Comics Festival to an author for his whole work and / or for his achievement in the evolution of comics. ... Lire is well-known and serious French literary magazine covering both French and foreign literature. ... The Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller & science fiction films. ... This Prize for Best Comic Book is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. ... The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the main comics festival in Europe. ... This Prize Awarded by the Audience is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. ... The International Horror Guild (originally the International Horror Critics Guild) was created in 1995 as a way to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy. ...

Notes

1. ^ Ratier, Gilles. ACBD bilan 2006. ACBD.fr. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
2. ^ Enki Bilal biography
3. ^ Enki Bilal biography
4. ^ IMDb
5. ^ Press release of the Fantasia Ubisoft 2004 Festival
6. ^ IHG homepage

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Enki Bilal website (French)
• Enki Bilal at the Internet Movie Database
• Bilal biography at Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Interview and Art
• Fan website (French)
• Bilal art in 3D by Anton Persson and Nicholas Cort