Pierre-Henry Gomont

Gomont in 2018

Pierre-Henry Gomont (born in 1978) is a French comics creator and illustrator. His works include the comics Pereira prétend (2016), Malaterre (2018) and Soviet Land (2022–2024).

Early life

Gomont was born in January 1978.[1] He studied at business school and prepared a doctoral thesis in sociology, though he did not defend it. As an artist, he is self-taught. He has cited Gipi's Notes for a War Story, Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Mike Mignola, and Charles Burns among his influences.[2]

Career

Gomont worked in several fields, including sociology, before becoming a comics creator. His work includes original albums, collaborations with writers, and adaptations of literary works.

Gomont debuted as a comics creator in the 2010 anthology 13m28.[3] He published his first comic album, Kirkenes, with Jonathan Châtel in 2011.[4] The same year, he published Catalyse.[5] In 2014, he illustrated the crime comic Rouge Karma, written by Eddy Simon.[6]

He received wider attention with Pereira prétend, his adaptation of Antonio Tabucchi's novel Pereira Maintains,[7] which received the Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée in 2016.[8][9] He received the same award in 2018 for Malaterre. His later work includes the historical album La Fuite du cerveau and the three-volume Slava series, set in Russia in the 1990s. For Pereira prétend, Gomont won the 2017 Prix Château de Cheverny de la bande dessinée historique at the Festival Les Rendez-vous de l'histoire in Blois.[8]

In 2018, Gomont published Malaterre, which was inspired by his own youth and took eight years to complete.[2]

In 2020, he published La Fuite du cerveau, inspired by the theft of Albert Einstein's brain by pathologist Thomas Stoltz Harvey.[10]

In 2026, he illustrated Nicolas Mathieu's daily Eurosport column Sur la ligne during the French Open.[11]

French language bibliography

In order of publication

  • Châtel, Jonathan, and Pierre-Henry Gomont. Kirkenes. Les Enfants rouges, 2011. ISBN 9782354190446.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Catalyse. Manolosanctis, 2011. ISBN 9782359760248.
  • Borg, Éric, and Pierre-Henry Gomont. Crématorium. KSTR, 2012. ISBN 9782203047020.
  • Simon, Eddy, and Pierre-Henry Gomont. Rouge Karma. Éditions Sarbacane, 2014. ISBN 9782848656885.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Les Nuits de Saturne. Adapted from *Carnage, constellation* by Marcus Malte, Sarbacane, 2015. ISBN 9782848658247.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Pereira prétend. Adapted from Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi, Sarbacane, 2016. ISBN 9782848659145.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Malaterre. Éditions Dargaud, 2018. ISBN 9782505071853.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. La Fuite du cerveau. Dargaud, 2020. ISBN 9782505083603.
  • Mathieu, Nicolas and Pierre-Henry Gomont. La Grande École. Actes Sud Junior, 2020. ISBN 9782330141936
  • Mathieu, Nicolas and Pierre-Henry Gomont. Le Secret des Parents, Actes Sud Junior, 2021. ISBN 9782330155216
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. *Slava, Tome 1: Après la chute. Dargaud, 2022. ISBN 9782505115250.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Slava, Tome 2: Les Nouveaux Russes. Dargaud, 2023. ISBN 9782505119821.
  • Gomont, Pierre-Henry. Slava, Tome 3: Un enfer pour un autre. Dargaud, 2024. ISBN 9782505126324.

Comics and graphic novels

Year Title Role Publisher Notes
2011 Kirkenes Artist; written by Jonathan Châtel Les Enfants rouges First full album [8]
2011 Catalyse Writer and artist Manolosanctis
2012 Crématorium Artist; written by Éric Borg[12] KSTЯ (defunct Casterman imprint)
2014 Rouge Karma Artist; written by Eddy Simon Éditions Sarbacane Winner, 2015 Prix SNCF du polar, comics category
2015 Les Nuits de Saturne Writer and artist Sarbacane Adapted from the novel by Marcus Malte[13][14]
2016 Pereira prétend Writer and artist Sarbacane Adapted from Antonio Tabucchi's novel, won 2016 Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée
2018 Malaterre Writer and artist Éditions Dargaud Winner, 2018 Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée[8]
2019 La Fuite du cerveau
Writer and artist Dargaud English translation published as The Brain Drain
2022–2024 Slava Writer and artist Dargaud Trilogy: Après la chute, Les Nouveaux Russes, and Un enfer pour un autre; published in English in the United States as Soviet Land[8][15][16][17]

Children's books

Year Title Author Publisher Role
2020 La Grande École Nicolas Mathieu Actes Sud Junior Illustrator
2021 Le Secret des Parents Nicolas Mathieu Actes Sud Junior Illustrator

Awards and recognition

Year Award Work Result
2015 Prix SNCF du polar, bande dessinée category Rouge Karma Won
2016 Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée Pereira prétend Won
2017 Prix Château de Cheverny de la bande dessinée historique Pereira prétend Won
2017 Grand prix de la critique ACBD Pereira prétend Finalist
2018 Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée Malaterre Won
2019 Prix de la BD Fnac France Inter Malaterre Finalist
Year Work Award or selection Status
2015 Les Nuits de Saturne Prix BD Ellipses Selected[14]
2016 Les Nuits de Saturne Prix Interpolart Reims Selected[14]
2017 Les Nuits de Saturne Prix Mor Vran du Goéland Masqué Selected[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Pierre-Henry Gomont - biographie, bibliographie, photo, manifestations, affiches". OpaleBD (in French). Archived from the original on 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Le Saux, Laurence (15 December 2018). "BD : Pierre-Henry Gomont réinvente son enfance africaine auprès de son impossible père". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  3. ↑ V, L (13 September 2019). "Pierre-Henri Gomont, récompensé du Prix Première pour son roman graphique "Malaterre"". rtbf actus (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pierre-Henry Gomont". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Mayaud, F (22 August 2011). "Catalyse". BD Gest (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Quella-Guyot, Didier (16 May 2014). "Rouge Karma par Pierre-Henry Gomont et Eddy Simon". BDzoom (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Hojlo, Frédéric (26 November 2016). ""Pereira prétend", adaptation captivante et lumineuse du roman de Tabucchi". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Jornet, Noémie. "Author on Tour: Pierre-Henry Gomont". Villa Albertine. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Delcroix, Olivier (9 December 2016). "L'album Pereira prétend élu Grand Prix RTL de la BD en 2016". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Potet, Frédéric (31 July 2020). "BD : Pierre-Henry Gomont sur les traces du voleur des méninges d'Einstein". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Roland-Garros 2026 - "Sur la ligne" : la chronique quotidienne de Nicolas Mathieu pendant la quinzaine". Eurosport (in French). 24 May 2026. Archived from the original on 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Le Saux, Laurence (28 August 2012). "Crématorium". BoDoï (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Lamonzie, Marc (31 March 2016). "Les Nuits de Saturne". BoDoï (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Les Nuits de Saturne". Éditions Sarbacane.
  15. ↑ De Larminat, De Larminat (28 August 2022). "Slava, de Pierre-Henry Gomont: le marchand et l'artiste". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  16. ↑ Lebas, Philippe (12 January 2024). "Slava T. 2, Les nouveaux russes - Par Pierre-Henry Gomont - Ed. Dargaud". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Cassel, Bênoit (3 September 2024). "Slava T3". Planète BD (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.

Further reading

  • 13m28 (Gomont's first credit and collaboration in comics creation)
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