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Thom Pico.

Writer · France

Thom Pico: French author of the Aster middle-grade graphic-novel series (with Karensac on art) — dry, gleefully absurd French-flavoured fantasy-comedy comics for ages 8–12.

Thom Pico is a French author best known for the Aster middle-grade graphic-novel series (Aster and the Accidental Magic, Aster and the Mixed-Up Magic), bright, joke-paced fantasy-adventure comics, illustrated by Karensac, originally published in French as Aster et les Mystères de la Combe-aux-Loups. The series follows a sharp-tongued girl in a strange rural village full of folkloric weirdness. Pico's voice is dry, gleefully absurd and well-paced. A reliable contemporary middle-grade graphic-novel author for ages 8–12, particularly for fans of French-flavoured fantasy-comedy comics.