Morvan (Jean David)
Scenario
Born in Reims in November 1969, Jean-David Morvan makes a cult of science-fiction literature. His desire to create futuristic and innovative worlds is so strong that he goes to Saint-Luc in Brussels in 1989, followed by the academy of fine arts and architecture, hoping to train as an illustrator. He becomes a script-writer in the end, however, working together with numerous illustrators, some of whom are never heard of again.
His first album is "Reflets perdus" ("Diable à quatre") in 1993, illustrated by Sylvain Savoia, at the small publishing company Zenda.
In 1994 he publishes "Horde" with J.J. Whamo, still at Zenda, and starts working with Sylvain Savoia and Philippe Buchet on the Nomad series. Five albums successively appear at Glénat until 2000 ("Mémoire vive", "Gai Jin", "Mémoires mortes", "Tiourma", "Mémoire cachée"). He then alternates one-shots and more ambitious productions. The first category includes "Les Préhistos... tôt ou tard" (with Ketchup at Art Scénic in 1997), the two volumes of "Bunker Baby Doll" with F. Jarzaguet at Zenda in 1997 and 1998 ("Coka" followed by "Le Serment d'Hypocrite"), "La Quête des réponses" (with Phlippe Buchet at Delcourt in 1998), "Tutti Frutti" for Trantkat at Delcourt in 1999, "A l'eau!" with G. Matouba at Editions le Cycliste in 2000, "La Mandiguerre" for S. Tamiazzo at Delcourt in 2001, "Lord Clancharlie" with Delestret, etc..
His major series make him one of the most prolific script-writers of the beginning of this third millennium: "Troll" for O.G. Boiscommun starting in 1996 at Delcourt (scripts written together with Sfar), "Sir Pyle" for Munuera at Editions Soleil since 1999, the adaptation for Li-An of the "Cycle de Tschaï" of the American author Jack Vance (at Delcourt since 2000), "Zorn et Dirna" for B. Bessadi and V. Trannoy at Editions Soleil since 2000, "Sept secondes" for G. Paret at Delcourt, "Nävis" with Munuera at Delcourt in 2004. His style is an easy mix of classic sci-fi, unbridled heroic fantasy, surprising characters with fantastic powers, an intense rhythm of successive adventures and outrageous humour. The space opera "Sillage" which he launches in 1998 at Delcourt with Philippe Buchet, one of his earliest partners, is extremely successful. It is one of the finest specimens of its genre.
With his penchant for futuristic and humoristic stories, he turns out to be the ideal script-writer for taking over the reins of "Spirou" and modernising the still dashing sixty-year-old. "Paris-sous-Seine" demonstrates that after a long absence, the old bell-boy of the Moustic Hotel has definitely joined us in the 21st century.
