Ricard was born in
Istres, studied two years at the and received a diploma in illustration from the . She then settled in
Marseille where she produced animated films, worked for youth publishers and produced her first books. She returned to
Strasbourg, where she began working on
graphic novels. Her series
Anna et Froga which she began in 2004 for
Capsule Comique. Her work was selected three times for awards at the
Angoulême International Comics Festival; in 2025 she won the
Grand Prix. She also produced
Commissaire Toumi, aimed at an older market. In 2009, she began a series of strips
Galaxie chérie with for the magazine
Spirou. This was followed by
Patti et les fourmis in 2010 and
Coucous Bouzon in 2011; these were both official selections of the International Comics Festival. In 2014, she was named by
GQ France magazine as one of the 25 most humorous women in France. Ricard also produces paintings for comics festivals and sings and plays music under the pseudonym
Frouky. == References ==