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Alcante, pen name of Didier Swysen (born 21 November 1970, Belgium) is a Belgian comics writer, best known for his series Pandora’s Box.




Biography


Alcante has studied economic sciences and worked in academic research, when he won a comics writing contest of publisher Dupuis in 1995. The winning story was published in Spirou magazine. It took another seven years before he regularly began to publish short stories there. Pandora Box is his first series. He is the younger brother of comics creator Bernard Swysen.




Bibliography


Pandora Box, Dupuis, 8 volumes, 2005–2006, with seven different artists: Didier Pagot, Vujadin Radovanović, Steven Dupré, Roland Pignault, Erik Juszezak, Alain Henriet, and Damour. The first three volumes have been translated in English by Cinebook Ltd as Pandora's Box in 2008 and 2009.
Jason Brice, Dupuis, 3 volumes, 2008–2010, art by Milan Jovanović
Quelques jours ensemble, Dupuis,1 volume, 2008, art by Fanny Montgermont
Rani, Dargaud, 1 volume, 2009, synopsis by Jean Van Hamme, art by Francis Vallès
An album in the series XIII Mystery focusing on Colonel Amos, with artwork by François Boucq, is planned for 2010.
Other new work includes Re-Mind with Andrea Mutti, Clair-Obscur with Fanny Montgermont, and La Conjuration de Cluny with Luca Malisan.




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External links


Biography at publisher Dupuis
Interview at Sceneario.com (in French)

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