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Alexis "Matz" Nolent

Nolent spent his childhood in Martinique and grew up in Paris. In 1990, he published his first album Bayou Joey, and in 1993, he published his comic Peines perdues. Under his name, he published the novels Résidence surveillée and La Nuit du vigile (2011). He follows two parallel career paths, writing video game scripts and writing comic book scripts at nights under the pseudonym “Matz”. The best known of these comics is The Killer (Le Tueur), a series that has already reached 13 albums (The core of the series is represented by five volumes. The first three volumes have already been published, and the last two of them will be published by the same publishing house, CREW, in 2024.), has been translated into twelve languages and in San Diego, it has been nominated twice for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in the category of The Best U.S. Edition of International Material. Together with François Guérif, he conceived and directed the Rivages/Casterman/Noir series of comic book adaptations of famous mysteries, noir novels and thrillers. 

 Alexis "Matz" Nolent

Guest program

Discussion with Alexis "Matz" Nolent

Book World Prague 2024

16:00 - 16:50

Nakladatelství CREW, Svět knihy

Czech, English

A discussion with the comic book writer Alexis "Matz" Nolent, creator of the film "The Killer" by the director David Fincher. Together with the writer Štěpán...

Friday, 24. 5. 2024

Alexis "Matz" Nolent - book signing

Book World Prague 2024

17:00 - 17:50

Nakladatelství CREW, Svět knihy

Alexis "Matz" Nolent is a French comic book creator, known to Czech readers mainly thanks to the comic book "The Killer", which became a prequel to the film of...

Friday, 24. 5. 2024

Exploring the Depths of Noir: Alexis Nolent's "The Killer"

Book World Prague 2024

16:00 - 16:50

Francouzský institut v Praze, Svět knihy

Czech, French

Dive into the noir masterpiece "The Killer" by Alexis Nolent. Join us for a gripping exploration of moral ambiguity, existentialism, and the gritty underworld...

Saturday, 25. 5. 2024

Alexis "Matz" Nolent - autogramiáda

Book World Prague 2024

17:00 - 17:50

Francouzský institut v Praze

Saturday, 25. 5. 2024