Guillaume Sorel is a draftsman of Cartoon and illustrator French.

Biography

Born with Cherbourg in France, on March 25th, 1966, Guillaume Sorel starts studies of Architecture before joining, in 1983, the School of the Applied arts of Lyon; then, in 1985, the University of the Art schools of Paris.

As from 1987, it starts to publish its first professional illustrations in the magazines Scales and Casus Belli , famous of the roleplays for Oriflam (the series RuneQuest ) and Descartes, and collaborates in the three numbers of the fanzine Karpath .

It is at the time of a cocktail organized for the tenth birthday of Casus Belli that Guillaume Sorel meets Thomas Mosdi. It is together that they will carry out their first cartoon the Island of dead the (1991 - 1996), published with the Vents editions of West. Scenario lovecraftien, Gothic graphics, even glaucous heavy environment, this fantastic series, inspired of the homonymous table of Arnold Böcklin, makes it possible Guillaume Sorel to enter of full foot the universe of the cartoon.

With the Festival of Brussels, Guillaume Sorel becomes acquainted with Mathieu Gallié. Their common taste for the fantastic literature of the 19th century and films of the Hammer bring them closer at once. From their friendship, for the Collective the Devils , will be born an account the Son of Grimacier and a few years later the series Algernon Woodcock .

As from 1996, the series Mens Magna begins on a scenario from François Marcela-Froideval then in 1999, Guillaume Sorel finds Thomas Mosdi for the diptych Amnésia (the disappearance of the Editions the Bold one will make this series difficult to currently find). 2000 will have to be waited until to see appearing its first album solo Mother , a murky story of Vampire S.

In 2002, Guillaume Sorel and Mathieu Gallié launch the series Algernon Woodcock . Algernon Woodcock is a young dwarf coldly left the medical college of Edinburgh. Helped of his/her friend Dr. William McKennan, Algernon Woodcock travels in fantastic Scotland haunted by lugubrious spirits and supernatural creatures. A “spin-off” entitled Contes of the Highlands leaves the same year.

Since 2000, Guillaume Sorel who acknowledges to prefer painting with the cartoon, illustrates many novels in fantastic collections in various editors.

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