Patricia Lyfoung

Patricia Lyfoung (18 December 1977 – 15 January 2025) was a French cartoonist known for her series La Rose écarlate. Over a million copies of her work were sold in France in her lifetime.

Life and career Patricia Lyfoung was born on 18 December 1977, in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France, to a Hmong family. She became interested in drawing at a young age and moved to Paris, studying art at the École Estienne and at Gobelins, l'École de l'image.

In 2001, she began working for the French studio Marathon Animation, collaborating on storyboards for Martin Mystery and Totally Spies!. She also worked as an illustrator for commercial and editorial clients. Her other inspirations include the Japanese artists Rumiko Takahashi and Mitsuru Adachi, as well as the European comics creators Enrico Marini, Bernard Hislaire and Jean-Pierre Gibrat. La Rose écarlate has also been translated into English and published by the American publisher PaperCutz under the name The Scarlet Rose.

Lyfoung began another series, , in 2012. Her subsequent project, launched in 2018, was , a kids' comic produced in collaboration with her husband, fellow comic artist , and Patrick Sobral.

Lyfoung's nearly 60 titles sold over a million copies in France during her lifetime.

Selected works La Rose écarlate (18 books) La Rose écarlate – Missions (9 books) Un prince à croquer (4 books) Les Mythics (22 issues)