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Josselin Azorin-Lara
Josselin Azorin-Lara, known by his pseudonym Josswala, (born 1976 in Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a French author, transmedia writer, and producer. He is a member of the League of Professional Authors and part of the Comic Book Commission with ADAGP, where he advocates for the recognition of webtoon authors in France.
Career
In 1998, Azorin-Lara co-founded the NEKOMIX association, marking his first step into amateur comic book writing. From 2001 to 2009, he co-founded and managed Studio Nekome, while also launching NEKOWEAR, his own t-shirt brand.
In 2005, he co-created Street Battle project with Éric Vesch. His professional career as a comic book writer began in 2009, with original projects such as Break!, Samourawaii, and Néron.
In 2011, Josselin Azorin-Lara collaborated with Sylvain Dos Santos on projects, initially contributing as a writer and creative director assistant. Their work led to the release of three comic book series - Golam, Baskup - Tony Parker and Turboten, all of which were transmedia projects[1]. It marked Azorin-Lara’s entry into the field of transmedia storytelling. Later, he also worked with Dos Santos on the comic book series Le Monde selon Kev (The World According to Kev)[2].
In 2013, Azorin-Lara relocated to Pune, India, where he co-founded Minte Studio. Leading a team of 25 Indian artists, he produced several comic books[3], including Frigiel et Fluffy[4]. Upon returning to France in 2020, he relaunched Samourawaii as a webtoon with Naver Webtoon France. That same year, he joined Andarta Pictures as a writing director and screenwriter, contributing to projects such as Baïdir and Gustave.
In 2022, he joined Ankama as a webtoon producer and writer. Here he launched the sequel to Samourawaii, titled Ouros, which was released on Ankama's webtoon platform, Allskreen.
Bibliography
Webtoons
Comics
- 2015 : Golam vol #1 with Nicolas Sauge
- 2013 : Néron vol #1
- 2012-2013 : Samourawaii vol #1 #2, Turboten' vol #1 #2
- 2011-2012 : Baskup Tony Parker vol #1 #2
- 2010-2011 : Break! vol #1 #2
Comics with Minte Studio[5]
- 2019 : PSG craft ( cover, art, color )
- 2019-2020 : Le Monde selon Kev ( cover, art, color )
- 2018-2020 : Vinifera ( cover, color )
- 2018 : Les Grands Classiques de la littérature en bande dessinée ( color )
- 2017 : Assassin's Creed : Conspirations ( color )
- 2017-2020 : Frigiel et Fluffy ( cover, art, color )
- 2017 : Miraculous (Les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir) ( cover, art, color )
- 2017 : Miss Marple ( color )
- 2017 : Misty Mission ( color )
- 2017 : L'Oiseau Blanc ( colors )
- 2016-2018 : Il était une fois... ( art, cover )
- 2016-2017 : Chica Vampiro ( cover, art, colors )
- 2015 : Stella (Angry Birds) ( cover, art, color )
- 2015 : Golam ( colors )
Animation
- 2021-2022 : Gustave ( Head of writing )[6]
References
- ^ "sport/jo-wilfried-tsonga-heros-intergalactique-de-bande-dessinee". www.ouest-france.fr. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Le Monde selon Kev, la série — Éditions Le Lombard". Le Lombard (in French). 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ MAGNERON, Philippe. "Minte - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie". www.bedetheque.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Minte (Illustrateur,Illustrateur,Scénariste,Scénariste,Scénariste,Scénariste,Coloriste,Coloriste) | soleil". www.editions-soleil.fr. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ MAGNERON, Philippe. "Minte - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie". www.bedetheque.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Gustave". andarta-pictures.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.