From 1996 to 2003 , he created the acclaimed six-volume autobiographical epic '' l'Ascension du Haut Mal '' ( meaning , literally , " The Rise of the High Evil " but published in English as '' Epileptic '' , " haut mal " indicating what is referred to in English as a grand mal seizure ) . It was the first of his long works to be translated into English , and is now considered to be among the masterpieces of recent Franco-Belgian comics . The series has been repeatedly nominated for prizes at the Angoulême International Comics Festival : in 2002 , the fourth volume received the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario and in 1998 and in 2004 , volumes 2 and 6 were nominated for the Prize for Best Comic Book
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
David Beauchard