Hey there!
I’m Das, a French illustrator & comic book artist passionate about telling stories with pictures.
Based in Lyon, France, I work as an independent human artist, cartoonist and illustrator for hire as well as an independent publisher with Nice Kraken, a label I have founded in 2017.
I’m currently working on I, Sea, You, a Sci-Fi graphic novel as well as Enemy Engaged, a 5 issues Sci-Fi parody comic book mini-series.
In the meantime, you can either scroll ‘n’ read some free comics, check ‘n’ buy my latest creations in my shop or have look at my portfolio and offer me a job if you’re looking for a professional illustrator / comic book artist who can handle full art (digital or traditional) for your comic books, covers, children books, posters or else 😉
The site is updated on a regular basis so feel free to come back from time to time!
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Written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
This comics is a short sci-fi horror-ish story, part of my (almost) black and white mind-tricked anthology Histoires de Voyages dans l’Esprit.
What would you do if life gave you a second chance but under one monstrous condition…
8 pages, (almost) black and white, French, digital, October 2023
(Re)written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
I always thought this scene from Léon The Professional was perfect to illustrate a pro artist job (don’t ask).
I’ve done a first version decades ago when I was a beginner pro artist but hey, as I’m always looking for some new exciting paid projects, why not re-create this sequence with my current skills?
You’re looking for a professional illustrator / comic book artist who can handle full art (digital or traditional) for your children books, comic books, covers, posters or else? Go check this little scene but also my work and don’t hesitate to contact me!
9 pages, colour, English, digital, March 2023
Written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
This comics is a short Noir fiction involving Super-heroes and was fully created in 24 hours during the Comic Book Jamboree 2023. This creation won me the first prize!
It’s now part of my (almost) black and white mind-tricked anthology Histoires de Voyages dans l’Esprit.
The story is about a “super” detective trying to solve the mystery of a serial killer who cuts their victims in half.
10 pages, (almost) black and white, English, digital, January 2023
Written by Ratatarse
Illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
Enemy Engaged is a 5 issues Sci-Fi parody comic book mini-series.
This new story (with original characters and set up) takes place just after the end of the First Space War, when the dark times of pacification across the galaxy became reality…
Read the web-comics here: EnemyEngaged.space
You can also get a physical copies of the first three chapters from the shop!
5 chapters, colour, English/French/Spanish, web-comics, new chapter released page by page once completed.
Illustrated by Das
Will be published by Das with Nice Kraken in 2025
During pandemic, all you can do is to stay at home, to take care of you and your family and get bored…
Luckily, there are plenty of colouring stuff for kids…
But what about adults?
Here are some black and white illustrations you can download for free in order to colour them while waiting for the apocalypse to pass!
76 pages, black and white, no text, perfect-bound paperback, 21×29.7cm, Fall 2025
More free stories to read soon!
I am always working on new projects, some will be available for free, some will be released as books.
My books
Written by Ratatarse
Illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
Enemy Engaged is a 5 issues Sci-Fi parody comic book mini-series/
This new story (with original characters and set up) takes place just after the end of the First Space War, when the dark times of pacification across the galaxy became reality…
3 issues are currently available:
- Destroid Apocalypse – 24 pages, colour, French, staple paperback, 17x26cm, November 2021, ISBN: 978-2957335480 (also available in English)
- Valkyride – 24 pages, colour, French, staple paperback, 17x26cm, September 2023, ISBN: 978-2958902803
- Better Than Raw – 24 pages, colour, French, staple paperback, 17x26cm, December 2024, ISBN: 978-2958902841
Written and llustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
The most censored story of History!
Alone in an ultra-violent world where any contradictory thought is ███████ ███ ████ █████████ ██ █████ █████ ██ █████ ███ ███████ ███ █ ██████ ████ ███ ████ ████ █ ███████ ██████ ████ ████ █████ ██ ███████ ███ ██████ █████ ██████ ██…
Das takes you on an unprecedented experience that plunges the reader into a hadal and unfathomable abyss pushing the limits of his imagination even further beyond…
Well, very very (too) far ! Really !
20 pages, black and white, French, staple paperback, 12.7×19.1cm, September 2023, ISBN: 978-2958902827
Written and llustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
A short illustrated poem (in French) talking about the cyclical and perpetual aspects of fights (like the seasons) against obscurantism, freely inspired by Finnish mythology and published as a Mini Zine.
8 pages, colour, French, mini zine, 7.4×10.5cm, September 2023, ISBN: 978-2958902810
Written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
A human.
A bag of potatoes.
A terrible secret.
When life goes on but society catch up with it…
Follow this character’s journey through a cyberpunk allegory !
Can humanity escape its social construct?
Wheels are in motion.
52 pages, colour, French, perfect-bound paperback, 19x27cm, March 2021, ISBN: 978-2957335442
Written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
A tale From Ink to Bear!
Follow the journey of a unambitious bear who enjoys his normal life until the day he finds a ring… And of course, we all know that with rings always come adventures!.
Because it’s too long to wait for the third book, this will be an only two books trilogy !
All illustrations for volume one were done during Inktober 2019 and set to be published in March 2020.
The second book was done during Inktober 2020 and published in December 2020.
I choose to add challenge within the challenge and tell a story based on the prompt list (but one list was not enough).
- The Ring Bearer – part one – 40 pages, colour, no text, perfect-bound paperback, 14.8x21cm, March 2020, ISBN: 978-2957335411
- The Ring Bearer – part two – 40 pages, colour, no text, perfect-bound paperback, 14.8x21cm, December 2020, ISBN: 978-2957335459
Written by Bao and Das
Text and illustration by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
Princess is not a status, it is an attitude !
Being a princess does not guarantee living a boring life in a wonderful castle, neither finding a charming half to spend the rest of your life with…
But it does not mean princess adventures can escape being told in folk tale !
Once upon a FOREST, there was a time
When stuffs happen and stories rhyme.
Freshly escaped from her castle,
The princess Red, through the wood, hustle.
Red will cross the path of many creatures to escape her curse!
Will she be able to get out of trouble in time?
40 pages, colour, English, perfect-bound paperback, 14.8x21cm, September 2020, ISBN: 978-2957335435
Written and illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
Climate change, species mass extinction, pandemics, deforestation and other disasters… The world as we use to know will no longer exist in 80 years from now.
With our technology, we are sure we will survive but what if the technology itself does not survive?
Be sure Earth will and nature will change and adapt!
In 2102, through her road book, discover the journey of a young zoologist travelling all around the world to figure out how nature has evolved and taken back the planet !
88 pages, colour, English, perfect-bound paperback, 17x22cm, June 2020, ISBN: 978-2957335428
Written by Bao
Illustrated by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
At the edge of the forest, a hungry young crocodile is looking for a bite to eat! But his curiosity has surprises in store for him…
A book of adventure and frienship for the 3-8 y.o.
32 pages, colour, French, perfect-bound paperback, 17x17cm, December 2018, ISBN: 978-2957335404
Text and illustration by Das
Published by Das with Nice Kraken
This book collects all my Inktober Sketches for the 2018 edition.
Inktober is a month long art challenge created by artist Jake Parker. Every day in October anyone who participates in the challenge creates an ink drawing and posts it online.
You can watch all the speed inking videos for this book here: bit.ly/FromInkToBear2018
40 pages, black and white, no text, perfect-bound paperback, 14.8x21cm, December 2018
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Use the unique ISBN of my books to buy one from your book seller if they don’t already have some in stock.
My upcoming projects
Histoires De Voyages Dans l’EspriT
[comic book Antholgy]
Written and llustrated by Das
Will be published by Das with Nice Kraken in 2024
Four more or less short stories collected in one book!
The Split (superheroes crime fiction), Misanthropie (horror fantasy), Resume (science-fantasy) and Fresh Start (post-apocalyptic), four mind-tricked stories about memory in (almost) black and white.
Of course, all created in different graphic styles, even if all are by me.
You can already read The Split and Misanthropie in my Free Comics section if you want a better idea of what to expect !
64 pages, almost black and white, French, perfect-bound paperback, 21×29.7cm, Winter 2024
I, Sea, You [comic book]
Written and illustrated by Das
Will be published by Das with Nice Kraken in 2026
A 120-ish pages Sci-Fi graphic novel about a young girl who’s about to become a fearless high-tech warrior facing mechas and deities…
120-ish pages, colour, French or English, hard cover, 21×29.7cm, 2026
Le Horla [illustrated book]
Written by Guy de Maupassant
Illustrated by Das
Will be published by Das with Nice Kraken in 2026
An horror novel by Guy de Maupassant I have always loved and I am planning to illustrate and publish in 2026.
Colour, French, perfect-bound paperback, end 2026
And at least two more comic books and a short animated movie.
All written and Illustrated by Das
Will be published by Das with Nice Kraken in 2025/6-ish
You can see there are always upcoming projects and many reason to support me 😉
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