Frank Pé

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Born in 1956 in Ixelles, Frank Pé studied at Saint-Luc and made his debut in 1973 in Spirou, where he created Broussaille (written by Bom)—whose La Nuit du chat (The Night of the Cat) won the Alph’Art Audience Award at Angoulême in 1990—and the animal gag strip L’Élan (The Moose). His Zoo trilogy (written by Bonifay, “Aire Libre” series, 1994–2007) cemented his mastery of chiaroscuro and animal illustration, earning him the CBEBD Prize (1994) and the Max and Moritz Prize (1996). After a stint as a graphic designer for Warner Bros., he collaborated with Zidrou on La Lumière de Bornéo (The Light of Borneo, Atomium Award 2017) and then La Bête (The Beast, 2020), a reimagining of the Marsupilami that won the 2021 Albert-Uderzo Award. As much a sculptor and muralist as he was a cartoonist, he passed away on November 29, 2025, leaving behind a rare and demanding body of work, deeply rooted in the living world. Complete biography.