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Fabcaro

French cartoonist, writer and musician

Fabrice Caro
Fabcaro at the Metz Book Festival in 2016
Born	Fabrice Caro (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 50) 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

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. He became well known for his absurdist humor.

On December 20, 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.^[1]

In addition to his comics 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).

References

^ French comic book author Fabcaro to pen next Asterix The Guardian, 20 Dec 2022

Asterix

Comic books

Goscinny and Uderzo	Asterix the Gaul The Golden Sickle The Goths The Gladiator The Banquet Cleopatra The Big Fight In Britain The Normans The Legionary The Chieftain's Shield Olympic Games The Cauldron In Spain The Roman Agent In Switzerland The Mansions of the Gods The Laurel Wreath The Soothsayer In Corsica Caesar's Gift The Great Crossing Obelix and Co. In Belgium
Uderzo alone	The Great Divide The Black Gold Asterix and Son The Magic Carpet The Secret Weapon Asterix and Obelix All at Sea The Actress The Falling Sky
Ferri and Conrad	The Picts The Missing Scroll The Chariot Race The Chieftain's Daughter The Griffin
Fabcaro and Conrad	The White Iris

Other books

Films

Animated	Asterix the Gaul (1967) Asterix and the Golden Sickle (cancelled) Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) Asterix Versus Caesar (1985) Asterix in Britain (1986) Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) Asterix Conquers America (1994) Asterix and the Vikings (2006) The Mansions of the Gods (2014) The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
Live-action	Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) Mission Cleopatra (2002) Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) God Save Britannia (2012) The Middle Kingdom (2023)