Lewis Trondheim

Trondheim is the kind of artist I admire most: one who refuses to wait for permission. Co-founding L'Association in 1990 was an act of quiet defiance against the mainstream, and the Angouleme Grand Prix he later won feels like vindication. But what really grabs me is his silent comic La Mouche, telling whole stories with no words at all. Anyone who can make you laugh or ache using only ink and timing is a master storyteller in the purest sense. I find his career a reminder that craft and independence can coexist, and that the bravest creators build their own stage.

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Name (English)

Lewis Trondheim

Name (Japanese)

ルイス・トロンダイム

Reading

るいす・とろんだいむ

Born

December 11, 1964 (age 61)

Origin

Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France

Occupation

comics artist / screenwriter / cartoonist / editor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême
• 2000 Inkpot Award
• 2005 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for a Series
• 1994 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book

• Official sitehttp://www.lewistrondheim.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lewistrondheim/
• Xhttps://x.com/lewistrondheim
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%20Trondheim
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740062

Tags

• Seine-et-Marne
• comics artist
• screenwriter
• cartoonist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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