Jean-David Morvan

Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969) is a French comics author.

Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that his true strength is storytelling, and so now he is best known as a comics writer. He resides in Reims, France.

His main series are Spirou et Fantasio, Sir Pyle and Merlin, all with José Luis Munuera, and Wake with Philippe Buchet. He wrote Ashes, Ashes, a 2016–2021 adaptation of René Barjavel's novel of the same name. He has published more than 230 comics to date.

Awards 2002: nominated for the Youth Award (9-12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France 2004: nominated for the Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2006: Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival Νominated for Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Brussels, Belgium 2007: Best Youth Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel 2008: nominated for Best Story at the Prix Saint-Michel