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Tintin has made some appearances in your work. What
does he represent for you?
I think Tintin was a big influence on us when we were young.
We read all the books many times when we were teenagers
and I admired his ligne claire, which means a drawing with
very simple and precise lines. A lot of artists have used the
Tintin character. I especially love one called Tintin au Congo
à Poil which is the volume Tintin in the Congo as revisited
by Thomas Lebrun. Tintin is totally naked through the
entire story! I was also a big fan of the Belgian comic André
Franquin and his character Gaston Lagaffe, and his famous
book Les Idées Noires (Dark Designs), and also the French
comic Fred and his character Philemon.
Tell me about the new children’s book you’re making.
It’s a little story about a booger family! During the night, a big
finger kidnaps some guys, and then it’s the big panic in the
boogie’s village! It’s a funny story if you have children between
three and seven years old... or older if you like boogies!
What else are you working on now?
We recently did a movie title sequence. Our first one! It’s
called Moonwalkers, directed by Antoine Bardou Jacquet. It’s
about a CIA agent who tries to find Stanley Kubrick to secretly
shoot a moon landing in a studio. The sequence is a cartoon
full of colors in the mood of Yellow Submarine.
We also just finished a collaboration with Vans. It’s a print
campaign for their 50th anniversary. It was intense and cool;
intense because the timeline was tight and cool because
they were completely open to our propositions.
What’s your favorite joke?
It’s not a joke but a word created by Gary Larson. The word
is “anatidaephobia,” which means the fear that somewhere,
somehow, a duck is watching you.
Keep an eye out for the March, 2016 launch of Mrzyk & Moriceau’s
illustrations, animations and unique characters for Vans.
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