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Loulou Dédola is a French novelist, comic book writer and documentary filmmaker, born on 1 May 1967 in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement. He is also a singer-songwriter in the band RCP1

, which has

been active in the Lyon2

area, as well as in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria, since the late 1980s.

Biography Loulou Dédola was born in Lyon in 1967 and grew up in the suburbs3

of that city. He is a comic book writer, documentary filmmaker, novelist and musician. His novel 419 African Mafia was published in 2099 and describes the unlikely romance between a young musician from Lyon and a prostitute of Nigerian origin. The novel was adapted as a comic book4 . 5 in 2014, the same year 419

directed by Eric Bartonio and starring Richard Bohringer6

was released.

He appeared in the programme Spécial Investigation: French Connections - Au cœur des nouvelles mafias 7, in a section on criminal networks from Nigeria, broadcast for the first time in January 2013. During a stay in Nigeria, Loulou learnt Nigerian pidgin8 .

In 2016, Jeu d'ombres is published. It's a dramatic comic book set against the backdrop of Lyon's suburbs and in which the author and illustrator, Merwan, denounce how some politicians embrace communitarianism for electoral expediency9 .

Le Père turc : À la recherche de Mustafa Kemal, published by Glénat in 2018, recounts the struggle of Afife, who in oder to prevent his nephew Mehmet from becoming radicalised, introduces him to Kemalism and to his country of origin10 . 11.

2019 saw the publication of Fela back to Lagos, his first collaboration with cartoonist Luca Ferrara. This comic book examines the life of the Nigerian singer and politician, Fela Kuti, creator of the Republic of Kalakuta12 . 13 . 14

In 2021, two new comic books were published. The first, Vendetta, la vengeance des Oulianov, put forward the idea that Lenin had ordered the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family to avenge the death of his own brother, Alexander, executed by the Tsarist regime in 188715 . The second book published the same year: Le combat du siècle recounts Joe Frazier's journey from his childhood in the American South to the eponymous fight against Muhammad Ali which took place on 8 March 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York16 . 17. The fight also symbolises the ideological confrontation between Muhammad Ali who believed in Nation of Islam theories and communitarianism, and Joe Frazier's egalitarian vision18 .

Works Comic books - 419 African Mafia, Ankama Editions, script: Loulou Dédola - penciller: Lelio Bonaccorso - colourist: Claudio Naccari, published in 2014, (ISBN 978-2-35910-356-4) - Jeu d'ombres, published by Glénat - script: Loulou Dédola - pencil and colour: Merwan Chabane Gazi. Published in 2016 (ISBN 978-2-33102-436-8) - Ni ange ni maudit. Published in 2017 (ISBN 9782331025648) - Père turc (Le) À la recherche de Mustafa Kemal. Script: Loulou Dédola – pencil and colour: Lelio Bonaccorso, published by Glénat in 2018, (ISBN 978-2-344-01849-1). - Fela back to Lagos, script: Loulou Dédola – pencil and colour: Luca Ferrara. Published by Glénat in 2019, (ISBN 978-2-344-02569-7) - Le Sarde, script: Loulou Dédola – pencil and colour: Lelio Bonaccorso. Published by Glénat in 2021, (ISBN 9782344022894) - Combat du siècle (Le), script: Loulou Dédola – pencil and colour: Luca Ferrara. Published by

Gallimard and Futuropolis in 2021, (ISBN 978-2-7548-2541-2) - Vendetta, la vengeance des Oulianov, script: Loulou Dédola – pencil and colour: Lelio Bonaccorso. Published by Steinkis in 2021, (ISBN 9782368464106) - Il était une fois en Jamaïque, penciller: Luca Ferrara; colourists: Luca Ferrara & Gloria Martinelli. Published by Futuropolis in 2023, (ISBN 978-2277216988)19 Manga Rap Game, script: Loulou Dédola, illustration by Massimo Dall'oGlio, Futuropolis, June 2023, (ISBN 9782754829755)20 Novel 419 African Mafia, 314 pages, Tribal Editions, published in 2009, (ISBN 9782359120059) TV documentary Spécial Investigation: French Connections - Au cœur des nouvelles mafias, directed by Jérôme Pierrat, Barbara Conforti, (broadcast on 7 January 2013, 24 August 2013 and 9 March 2014) Discography RCP Funky Reggae Party (1993) 1. Factory 2. Rien que pour toi 3. Funky Reggae Parti 4. C'est une époque difficile La banlieue chante (2003) 1. She 2. Superstar 3. Bâtiment H 4. I'm down 5. Où est passé mon ami ? 6. In my broken english 7. Tonight 8. Face 9. Rien que pour toi 10. Bienvenue 419 (2011) 1. L'art et les dollars 2. Party Time 3. Lagos 4. N'Guessan 5. Baby Cool 6. Sweet Nigeria 7. Vibrez Les Subs 8. Trust Me 9. 419 10. Superstar Awards Bulles d'Océan de Rochefort, comic book prize, 2021-202221 .

References

1. « Émission : Si tu écoutes, j'annule tout du 16/03/2021 » [archive], on France inter, March 16, 2017. 2. Revenir plus haut en :a et b Philippe Magneron, « Loulou Dédola » [archive], on BD Gest' (consulted on July 26, 2022) 3. Tatiana Peyroux, Dans la rue de Loulou Dedola [archive], Radio Nova, May 21, 2021. 4. O. Vrignon, « 419 African Mafia » [archive], on BD Gest, May 30, 2014. 5. Thomas Berthelon, « 419 African Mafia - Par Dedola & Bonaccorso - Ankama Editions » [archive], on Actua BD, June 9, 2014. 6. T. M., « Loulou Dédola décline son roman en album, BD et film... » [archive], on Le Progrès, June 13, 2014. 7. La mafia nigériane à Lyon décryptée par Canal+ [archive], January 6, 2013, LyonMag 8. Loulou Dédola au Festival Lyon BD de 2022 [archive], website Lyon BD festival, 2022. 9. Jean-Christophe Ogier, BD, bande dessinée. Banlieue blues [archive], March 5, 2017, Francetvinfo 10. Jacques Schraûwen, « Le Père Turc - à la recherche de Mustafa Kemal » [archive], on RTBF, June 10, 2018. 11. Rédaction, « Le Père turc Loulou Dedola, Lelio Bonaccorso » [archive], on Télérama, 23 mai 2018. 12. Sébastien Jédor, « BD: Loulou Dedola fait revivre l’esprit de Fela » [archive], on RFI, May 29, 2019. 13. M. Moubariki, « Fela back to Lagos » [archive], on BD Gest, August 12, 2019. 14. Léo Pajon, « Miles Davis et Fela Kuti en bande dessinée : à lire en musique » [archive], on Jeune Afrique, May 5, 2020. 15. Laurent Lessous, « Dédola et Bonaccorso : « Ce que nous disons, c’est que les Romanov et les Oulianov se sont affrontés dans ce que nous appelons chez nous une vendetta » » [archive], on Cases d'Histoire, January 7, 2022. 16. Philippe Collin, « Joe Frazier, le puncheur qui terrassa Mohammed Ali » [archive], on France inter, March 7, 2021. 17. Rédaction, « Sur les pas de Joe Frazier jusqu’au « Combat du siècle » » [archive], on Le Courrier picard, April 13, 2021. 18. Nicolas Michel, Boxe : une bande dessinée raconte comment Joe Frazier a mis Mohamed Ali au tapis [archive], Jeune Afrique, March 13, 2021. 19. Nicolas Michel, Il était une fois en Jamaïque [archive], Futuropolis, May 6, 2023. 20. Rap Game [archive], Futuropolis, June 7, 2023. 21. Prix BD Bulles d'Océan 2021-2022 [archive]