(16.4 Mo)
Rights sold to : Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, USA, Korea
"A virtuoso of the illustrated narrative, Quantanilha admirably captures ordinary individuals caught in situations that are not." Télérama
"We laugh, we cry at the reading of this amazing graphic object." Le Monde
"Listen, beautiful Marcia shows a very great subtlety." Libération
"The new graphic novel by Marcello Quintanilha is once again gripping." Canal BD Magazine
"We can see in this graphic novel as much a description of life in the favelas, marked by violence but also mutual aid, as a hymn to women." Books
"In colorful dialogues, highlighted by the vivid colors of the drawing, Marcello Quinthanila tangibly represent the energy of these women in conflict." France Inter
"With each book, Quintanilha experiments with a new graphic and narrative technique that infuses phenomenal life force into his fictions." Les Arts Dessinés
"A powerful graphic novel... Both a raw depiction of the Brazilian working class and a beautiful filial love story. " Livres Hebdo
"One of the most striking comics of the moment." BDGest
"Listen, beautiful Marcia is a gripping story that testifies to the narrative and graphic mastery of Marcello Quintanilha, thus confirming his status as a flagship author of the South American comic scene." Avoir Alire
"An extraordinary portrait of a woman, full of energy and emotion, as rarely read in comics... Bravo." Bodoï
"Grandioso !" PlaneteBD
A single mother, born and raised in a community in the State of Rio, nurse Márcia, has been fighting a real domestic battle to discipline her daughter, the insubordinate Jaqueline. Despite the help of her companion Aluísio, the girl’s stepfather, everything seems useless : Jaqueline doesn’t accept submitting to anything that prevents her from going around and doing whatever she wants, without giving any explanations to anyone. However, when the young woman finds herself up to her neck in organized crime, Márcia will have to face huge risks to get her out of this predicament. Whether Jaqueline wants it or not.
Marcello Quintanilha os one of the most famous Brazilian comics artists, acclaimed internationally. Armed with a palette of strong colors and his unique style of building dialogues, Quintanilha has done it again : Listen, beautiful Márcia is an emotional, surprising and unmistakably Brazilian thriller.
Winner Fauve d’or Angoulême Festival 2022
Finalist Grand Prix de la Critique 2022
24 x 31 cm, hardcover
128 pages
full color
Marcello Quintanilha was born in Niterói in 1971, he first published comics in 1988, for magazines such as Mestre Kim, General, Metal Pesado and Zé Pereira, under the pseudonym Marcelo Gaú. In 1999 he published his first graphic novel, Fealdade de Fabiano Gorila. In 2003, he published the first
volume of the series Sept balles pour Oxford, by Belgian publishing house Le Lombard. He also started to create illustrations for the Spanish newspapers El País and Vanguardia. He was awarded the HQMIX Trophy as best Brazilian artist. In 2016, he was awarded the Fauve Polar award at the 43rd Festival d’Angoulême, for his graphic novel Tungstène, published by çà et là in 2015 — which was then adapted as a featured film. Since 2002, he has been living and works in
Barcelona, Spain.
