A few months after its acquisition by Editis, the Delcourt group announces the arrival of Nicolas Beaujouan as a publisher. Under the editorial direction of the founder Guy Delcourtil « The mission will be to enrich our editorial program with demanding and ambitious choices, nourished by its international vision of the world of comics and its taste for the book “Said Guy Delcourt in a press release.
« My journey, undoubtedly singular, allowed me to develop an approach that takes into account all aspects of the book chain, it is just as important for me to work the object as the content, to offer each work a voice and a way. I am delighted to join a house as prestigious as Delcourt. It is a rare opportunity that will allow me to continue and amplify this idea “Said Nicolas Beaujouan in the press release.
Twenty titles per year
Joint by Weekly booksthe publisher, who will continue to animate the 404 Graphic label in parallel that he created within Editis in 2020, specifies that the emphasis will be put at Delcourt on the creation of projects by confirmed and recognized authors. He plans to publish around twenty titles a year. “” At 404 Graphic we do a lot of law purchases and a little production, but on a small scale and focused on young authors. With Delcourt, the means are more important and allow us to show us more ambitious “He said.
A graduate in arts, Nicolas Beaujouan began his career in music in the late 1990s, between programming, label management and musical activity. In 2006, he turned to publishing, specializing in artistic direction and packaging for different houses.
After having participated in the editorial creation of the Hachette Heroes label, he joined Hachette practical in 2017, before founding the 404 Graphic label in 2020 within Editis. In five years, he developed a catalog of graphic novels, combining international acquisitions and original creations, hailed by criticism and several times awarded.
Founded by Guy Delcourt in 1986, the Delcourt group, specializing in comics in all its forms, now brings together the Brands Delcourt, Soleil, Tonkam and Kbooks, but also the labels of Marchialy literature, the Avrils and the Crossroads, the Youth Label Sens under below, and the Delsol diffusion structure.
Since 2014, the group has also offered young talents, thanks to the Delcourt comic strip academy, a specific training in the world of comics. The Delcourt group publishes around 700 new features each year (comics, comics, manga, youth, literature): a rich and diversified editorial offer, which has brought out major, regularly awarded series and authors. Since January 2025, he joined the Editis group since January 2025.
