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My Take
Guy Delisle is, to me, one of the most quietly important storytellers in modern comics. While most cartoonists invent worlds, he ventures into the difficult real ones, Pyongyang, Shenzhen, Burma, Jerusalem, and renders them with deadpan honesty and disarming humor. His animator's eye gives him a precision of observation that turns mundane bureaucratic absurdities into sharp commentary on closed societies. The 2014 Angoulême Prize for Best Album confirmed what readers already knew. I value him as a kind of gentle documentarian, someone who maps the world's stranger corners in a soft, unhurried line and leaves us genuinely changed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guy Delisle
- Name (Japanese)
- ギィ・ドゥリール
- Reading
- ぎぃ・どぅりーる
- Born
- January 19, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- comics artist / film director / animator / colorist / comics writer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist
- 2014 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Shenzhen | — | |
| Notable work | Pyongyang | — | |
| Notable work | Louis au ski | — | |
| Notable work | Burma Chronicles | — | |
| Notable work | Chroniques de Jérusalem | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Guy Delisle born?
Born January 19, 1966 (age 60).
Where is Guy Delisle from?
Guy Delisle is from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
What does Guy Delisle do?
Guy Delisle works as comics artist, film director, animator, colorist, comics writer.
What is Guy Delisle known for?
Notable works include Shenzhen, Pyongyang, Louis au ski.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.