Antoine Revoy (born 1977, Paris, France) is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS (originally titled The Playground)Comics & Cola: Antoine Revoy discusses horror; announces new graphic novel 'The Playground' published by First Second Books,Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of November 17, 2014 and The Harrowing Game,ICV2 INTERVIEW: FIRST SECOND'S MARK SIEGEL (originally titled Ghost Notes),Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2019 published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.Kelly Murphy bio on SCBWI's 2014 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference Faculty page
Early life Revoy was born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan,Paste Magazine Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground following which his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico.KidLitCon2019 Panel: The Frightful Fantastic in Middle Grade As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher Weekly Morning to create comics but opted to attend college instead. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Animation/Video in 1999.John Maeda Blog Post—Our RISD
Career Revoy began his career as a designer in Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France.Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Antoine Revoy Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book Haunted HousesKirkus Review: Haunted Houses written by Robert D. San Souci. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for The New York Times and Der Spiegel,MacMillan Authors Page: Antoine Revoy winning awards from the Society of Illustrators,Office Hours: Antoine Revoy on The Perfect Line American Illustration,Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration PRINT Magazine, Spectrum and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of Los AngelesIllustration West 50 Gold Award and Graphis.Graphis Competitions Logo Design 8 He teaches at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON,Montserrat Faculty: RISD ICONSRISD ICONS: A Legacy of Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and is a Master of Fine Arts thesis mentor at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
References
External links Antoine Revoy's official website Antoine Revoy on the Macmillan's Authors page