Equinoxes

Nominee:
2017 Eisner Awards, Best U.S. Edition of International Material

In an equinox, day is as long as night, as if the world found perfect equilibrium between shadow and light, a fleeting equilibrium, similar to the stakes of our human destinies. Segmented into four tableaux for four seasons, unrelated people of all social backgrounds seeking equilibrium cross paths with other solitudes, weaving in and out of one another's lives- all captivated and tormented by the enigmatic meaning of life. Every season has its visual identity and its individual voice, culminating in summer and, possibly, an answer. Equinoxes is a unique ground-breaking work of rare intensity and narrative sensibility by a rising bestselling star of European comics.

Cyril Pedrosa studied at the Gobelins animation design, a Parisian establishment dedicated to careers in the moving image.He worked on Disney animated feature films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules. He then met writer David Chauvel, inspiring him to turn to comics. A “rising star” in graphic storytelling, his unique work is a product of his animation background combined with his literary influences of Borges, Marquez and Tolkien. His moving journal of going back to his family roots, Portugal, is a bestseller.