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| Fabien Nury | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fabien Nury |
| Birth date | 1976 |
| Birth place | Rouen, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Comics writer, screenwriter |
| Notable works | Le Sang des voyous, Il était une fois en France, La Mort de Staline |
Fabien Nury Fabien Nury is a French comics writer and screenwriter known for historical and noir narratives blending politics, crime, and biography. He has worked extensively with European publishers and artists, producing graphic novels that engage with twentieth-century history, organized crime, and satirical political commentary. His work has been translated and adapted across media, influencing discussions in comics studies, film adaptation, and contemporary European culture.
Born in Rouen in 1976, Nury studied literature and cinema, drawing intellectual influence from authors and filmmakers such as Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, and André Malraux. During formative years he engaged with magazines and collectives connected to Métal Hurlant, Fluide Glacial, Les Humanoïdes Associés, and the Comics Festival Angoulême, where exposure to creators like Moebius, Enki Bilal, Hergé, Jacques Tardi, and Milo Manara shaped his narrative sensibility. His education included courses touching on comparative literature and film theory at institutions associated with the Sorbonne, Université de Rouen, and cultural programs linked to the Centre Pompidou.
Nury began publishing in the early 2000s, contributing scripts to series released by publishers such as Dargaud, Glénat, Delcourt, Casterman, and Soleil Productions. Collaborations with artists including Jacques Ferrandez, Raffaele Ienco, Sylvain Vallée, Gipi, and Bruno Gazzotti expanded his reputation across the Franco-Belgian bande dessinée scene. He has written for projects that intersect with film and television industries involving producers and directors connected to Canal+, Arte, France Télévisions, Gaumont, and EuropaCorp. Nury's career also touches on screenwriting partnerships with filmmakers influenced by Roman Polanski, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, and Akira Kurosawa.
Nury's oeuvre centers on narratives such as Le Sang des voyous, Il était une fois en France, and La Mort de Staline, which examine themes of collaboration, resistance, power struggles, and organized crime. In works evoking the milieu of World War II, Vichy France, Nazi Germany, and Soviet Union politics, Nury probes moral ambiguity and historical memory, drawing parallels to events like the Battle of France, the French Resistance, and the Yalta Conference. His crime fiction engages with figures and institutions connected to Cosa Nostra, Camorra, Mafia, and postwar trafficking networks, often referencing cultural touchstones such as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and cinematic archetypes from The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in America, and Le Samouraï. Satirical and political elements in his narratives resonate with historical personages like Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Lenin, and institutions such as the KGB, NKVD, and Comintern.
Nury's frequent collaborators include artists and colorists such as Niko Henrichon, Hervé Tanquerelle, Jean-Pierre Gibrat, Pierre Alary, and Philippe Druillet. His graphic novel La Mort de Staline was adapted into a feature film directed by Armando Iannucci and produced by companies linked to Pinewood Studios and distributors such as StudioCanal and Netflix in some territories; the adaptation provoked diplomatic and censorship debates involving governments and film boards in countries like Russia and institutions such as national cultural ministries. Other adaptations and projects brought his narratives into contact with directors, screenwriters, and producers associated with Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Béla Tarr, and European festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. Cross-media collaborations included tie-ins with theatrical companies, museums like the Musée de la Résistance, and academic seminars at universities including Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and King's College London.
Nury has received nominations and awards from institutions and festivals including the Angoulême International Comics Festival awards, prize juries involving Centre National du Livre, and honors from cultural bodies like the Société des Gens de Lettres and municipal awards from cities such as Rouen and Paris. Critical recognition has appeared in media outlets and journals such as Le Monde, Libération, Les Inrockuptibles, Métro, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and academic citations in journals tied to Comic Studies programs at universities including University of Cambridge and Columbia University.
- Le Sang des voyous (with Jacques Ferrandez) — crime saga exploring postwar networks. - Il était une fois en France (with Sylvain Vallée) — multi-volume series on Joseph Joanovici and Vichy France. - La Mort de Staline (with Thierry Robin and others) — illustrated political satire about Joseph Stalin's final days. - L'Espoir malgré tout (with Raffaele Ienco) — historical narrative. - Chroniques des années noires (with Jean-Pierre Gibrat) — wartime vignettes. - Série noire volumes published by Glénat and Delcourt — assorted noir stories. - Various one-shots and collaborations released by Dargaud, Casterman, Les Humanoïdes Associés, and Soleil.
Category:French comics writers Category:1976 births Category:Living people