Léo Quiévreux

Léo Quievreux (also known as Pik; born 1971) is a French author and illustrator of comic books, and founder of publisher Éditions Gotoproductions.

Early life and education Quievreux was born in Mulhouse in the Alsace region of France, in 1971. He studied applied arts in at École Estienne and École Duperré in Paris, from 1990 to 1993.

Since 1997, his drawings have been regularly published by several well-known publishers of comic books: Marseille publisher Le Dernier Cri; L'Association in Paris, );

His work has been published in many French as well as international publications, such as Libération, Le Monde, Enjeux les Échos, La Revue Dessinée, Crachoir, Strapazin (Switzerland), Kus! (Latvia), Stripburger (Slovenia), The series is science fiction, in which a frightening new technology that steals memories is used as a weapon by a sinister organisation called "The Agency". Quievreux said that the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (La Taupe in French) by Tomas Alfredson inspired him to write a noir novel, along the lines of James Ellroy or David Peace.

Other works Quievreux has published over 20 works in many countries. Other works by him include:

La Mue (with Tanguy Ferrand), 2007 La Prothèse HRZ, 2008 Agents dormants, L'Association, 2008 Sphynx song (with J. M. Bertoyas), L'Association, 2012 Le Mystère HB. Une Histoire du 36 Quai des Orfèvres (with Alain Gillot, Pierre Dragon & Claude Cancès), 2012) Cocaine 14, 2014 Climat, la guerre de l'ombre, illustrations for a book by Yannick Jadot, MEP, 2014 Anyone 40, 2016, "a series of experimental stories in comic book form" Ex Cop, 2018 Fake, 2020 (published by Bellezza Infinita in Spain) George Profond, Le Monte en L'Air, 2023

Exhibitions Quevreux's work has been shown in exhibitions all over Europe, including: Librairie Un Regard Moderne, Paris, 2005 Galerie Kurt Im Hirsch, Berlin, 2006 Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2007 Le Bal des Ardents, Lyon, 2009 Festival Ligatura, Poznań, Poland, 2010 Survival Kit Festival, Riga, Latvia, 2011 Festival Monstre, Geneva, Switzerland, 2016 Rencontres du 9ème Art, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2016 Galerie Papiers Gras, Geneva, 2017/2018