Fabcaro
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| Fabrice Caro | |
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 Fabcaro at the Metz Book Festival in 2016 | |
| Born | Fabrice Caro 10 August 1973 Montpellier, France |
| Nationality | French |
Fabrice Caro (born 10 August 1973), commonly known by his pen name Fabcaro, is a French novelist, comic book writer, and musician.
Biography
[edit]Caro was born in Montpellier in 1973, the son of a cook and a cashier. After originally being educated as a physicist, he switched to teaching by enrolling in an IUFM, but then became a cartoonist and comic book writer in 1996, working for a variety of comics magazines. He participated in the work of several writing collectives, such as 6 Pieds sous terre and La Cafetière, and wrote, among others, the novel Figurec and the comic strip Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï.[1] He became well known for his absurdist humor.
On 20 December 2022, it was announced that he would take over as the writer of the popular Asterix comic books from Jean-Yves Ferri, his first album being Asterix and the White Iris, released on 26 October 2023.[2] His second album, Asterix in Lusitania, was released on 23 October 2025.[3]
In addition to his comic book career, Fabcaro is also a musician. In 1994, he founded the rock group Hari Om and released two solo albums, Les Amants de la rue Sinistrose (1999) and Shhherpa (2014).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zaï Zaï Zaï, Fabcaro's comic strip directed by Nicolas & Bruno on La Collection". Institut Francais. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
- ↑ French comic book author Fabcaro to pen next Asterix The Guardian, 20 Dec 2022
- ↑ The next volume of Asterix will be out on 23 October 2025 Asterix.com, 9 Dec 2024
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