Jean-Michel Ponzio

Jean-Michel Ponzio (born 30 January 1967) is a

artist and illustrator.

Biography

In 1985 he received a degree as technical designer in Marseille. In the following year he studied at the School of Applied Arts and Jobs in Paris, and, in 1989, he obtained a further degree in "communication images" at Toulouse.

His first short movie, Aller Retour, was broadcast by

and others. His first comics cover was published in 2001.

A science fiction fan since his youth, Ponzio released a comic book in this genre, Dernier exil, which was published in two albums by Editions Carabas. Later, he met with writer Richard Marazano, with whom he collaborated in several science fiction comics, such as Genetiks (2007-2011), The Chimpanzee Complex (2007-2011) and The Pelican Protocol (2011-2013).

In 2012 he replaced

.

External links

• Page at Lambek Comiclopedia
• Page at bedetheque.com (in French)
• Page at mondadoricomics.it (in Italian)