Cosey (cartoonist)

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Cosey
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BornBernard Cosendai
1950
Lausanne, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Notable works
Jonathan
AwardsGrand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême

Bernard Cosendai (born 1950), known by the pen name Cosey, is a Swiss cartoonist.

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Biography

Cosey is born in 1950 at Lausanne. [1] In 1966, he began working for advertisement. In 1970 he met Derib, who was at this time the only cartoonist in Romandy, and he became his apprentice. [2] Since 1972, he created comics series Paul Aroïd, Clarence and Séraphin Ledoux for Swiss newspaper 24 heures . [2]

In 1975, he began his serie Jonathan in the comics magazine Tintin . [2] This serie is his major work, and became "a cult serie" ("une série devenue culte"). [3] Completed in 2021, including 17 albums, [4] it tells the story of a young man with amnesia who travels in Asia, especially in Tibet. [3]

Cosey is also the author of graphic novels, such as À la recherche de Peter Pan, published as a diptych in 1983 and 1984. [2]

In 2017, Cosey is awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême. [3]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. Duplan, Antoine (2017-10-20). "Cosey: «Voyager a permis d'enrichir mon dessin»". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cosey, une quête de pureté". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  3. 1 2 3 Jarno, Stéphane (2017-01-25). "Festival d'Angoulême 2017 : Cosey décroche le Grand Prix". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  4. "Cosey met un point final aux aventures de Jonathan: "Cette fois, ça sera le dernier album"". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  5. Beauvallet, Laurent (2018-01-24). "Festival international de la BD d'Angoulême. Cosey, un président zen". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. Max und Moritz award since 1984