PL: I want to talk about the conception of this project. This material was originally published as two volumes in French and now Brazen collects those two volumes in one nice book. My latest work is Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World. I also have digital material on Comixology as well. My first published work in France was published about 10 years ago and most of my work has now been translated in English and published by First Second. Pénélope Bagieu: I’m Pénélope Bagieu, I’m French and I’ve been making comics for a long time. Philippe Leblanc: For those readers who may not be familiar with you and your work, can you tell us a little bit about yourself. Please note that this interview was conducted in French and translated in English. Pénélope graciously accepted to talk with me about the beginning of Brazen, the process of creating short biographies every week, cover design & book localization. First Second is releasing the English version of this work in March. It was published as two volumes last year. The series, called Les culottées: Des femmes qui ne font que ce qu’elles veulent, has been a real success in the French market and has proven to be extremely popular. Pénélope has been creating short biographies of historical women in France. Her latest work Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked The World is the work of a full year of work. In the last few years, her work has started to find an audience in North America and the English market notably with last year’s release California Dreamin’, a biography of Mama Cass. She has had over a decade of successes in comics with work such as La page Blanche, Cadavre Exquis and her comic series Joséphine, who was not only a best-seller but was also adapted to cinema in 2013 and even got a sequel. Pénélope Bagieu is a French illustrator and comic artist.

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