Comic strip author Patricia Lyfoung died Wednesday at the age of 47, announced her publisher, Delcourt, without specifying the causes of her disappearance. This French author of Laotian origin was known for her style mixing European and Japanese influences, in the series “The Scarlet Rose” and “Les Mythics”.
“The Delcourt group learned with deep sadness of the disappearance of Patricia Lyfoung which occurred today, January 15, at the age of 47,” the press release indicates. Her publisher hailed “an exceptional artist, endowed with a rare talent for telling stories that transcend ages and cultures”.
“At one point, we had to make a choice, comics are an art that takes a lot of time. I threw myself into the water. I told myself, I’ll try this for a few years and if it doesn’t work, I’ll go back to animation,” she told us in 2019.
The Scarlet Rose will dispel doubts. The series will be released and its success will be immediate. The secret of this success lies in this mixture of genres: the action takes place in 18th century France, the “romantic swashbuckling” style is here adapted to manga style.
She had signed “nearly 60 titles” since 2005, all with Delcourt, and was one of the many authors invited to the Angoulême International Comics Festival at the end of January.
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