The Princess of Clèves

Catel Muller, known as Catel, graduated in the fine arts in Strasbourg (France), before starting in 1990 a lengthy career as a press illustrator and illustrator for children's books, mostly with specialized publishers. Her most recent children's book is "Le monde de Lucrèce" (Gallimard, 2018), written by Anne Goscinny. In parallel, since 2000, Catel has also been illustrating for adults. Her series "Lucie" (Casterman, 2003) was the first of a number of feminist comics, dealing with contemporary concerns.
Ever since, Catel has become specialized in picturing remarkable women in her work. Her books, translated in several languages, have found success with both readers and professionals. She has won four awards for her graphic novels and another for her collected works. In 2019, alongside Claire Bouilhac, she released the long-awaited graphic novel adaptation of "La princesse de Clèves" (Dargaud; "The Princess of Clèves, " Europe Comics).
Most recently, again with Claire Bouilhac, she published "Indiana, " an adaptation of the seminal novel by George Sand (Dargaud/Europe Comics). Claire Bouilhac is an illustrator, scriptwriter, and colorist from the Paris suburbs. In 1994, Bouilhac helped create "Francis blaireau farceur, " written by Jake Raynal, in order to help start the publishing house Cornelius. Then she joined the team of the monthly magazine "Fluide Glacial, " where she was the first female illustrator.
There, again alongside Jake Raynal, she created the flamboyant character "Melody Bondage." In 2007, it was alone that she joined the team of "Spirou, " with "Maud Mutante, " a young girl able to change into everything and anything. Bouilhac illustrated several books along with Catel, mostly portraits of women and feminists, from "Rose Valland, capitaine Beaux-Arts" (Dupuis, 2009) to "Adieu Kharhov" (Dupuis, 2015).
She now illustrates the weekly page "Trait" in the magazine "Le Vif/Weekend" in Belgium. Recently, with Dargaud/Europe Comics, she and Catel published "La princesse de Clèves" (Dargaud; "The Princess of Clèves, " Europe Comics), and "Indiana, " an adaptation of the seminal novel by George Sand. Catel Muller, known as Catel, graduated in the fine arts in Strasbourg (France), before starting in 1990 a lengthy career as a press illustrator and illustrator for children's books, mostly with specialized publishers.
Her most recent children's book is "Le monde de Lucrèce" (Gallimard, 2018), written by Anne Goscinny. In parallel, since 2000, Catel has also been illustrating for adults. Her series "Lucie" (Casterman, 2003) was the first of a number of feminist comics, dealing with contemporary concerns. Ever since, Catel has become specialized in picturing remarkable women in her work. Her books, translated in several languages, have found success with both readers and professionals.
She has won four awards for her graphic novels and another for her collected works. In 2019, alongside Claire Bouilhac, she released the long-awaited graphic novel adaptation of "La princesse de Clèves" (Dargaud; "The Princess of Clèves, " Europe Comics). Most recently, again with Claire Bouilhac, she published "Indiana, " an adaptation of the seminal novel by George Sand (Dargaud/Europe Comics). Claire Bouilhac is an illustrator, scriptwriter, and colorist from the Paris suburbs.
In 1994, Bouilhac helped create "Francis blaireau farceur, " written by Jake Raynal, in order to help start the publishing house Cornelius. Then she joined the team of the monthly magazine "Fluide Glacial, " where she was the first female illustrator. There, again alongside Jake Raynal, she created the flamboyant character "Melody Bondage." In 2007, it was alone that she joined the team of "Spirou, " with "Maud Mutante, " a young girl able to change into everything and anything.
Bouilhac illustrated several books along with Catel, mostly portraits of women and feminists, from "Rose Valland, capitaine Beaux-Arts" (Dupuis, 2009) to "Adieu Kharhov" (Dupuis, 2015). She now illustrates the weekly page "Trait" in the magazine "Le Vif/Weekend" in Belgium. Recently, with Dargaud/Europe Comics, she and Catel published "La princesse de Clèves" (Dargaud; "The Princess of Clèves, " Europe Comics), and "Indiana, " an adaptation of the seminal novel by George Sand.