Jean-Marc Rochette became known as a comic creator and illustrator with the story of
Edmond le Cochon, with
Martin Veyron, and (in succession of
Alexis)
Le Transperceneige, initially with
Jacques Lob and later with
Benjamin Legrand.
Le Transperceneige received the
Angoulême Religious Award in 1985, which was the award's first year. Other comic stories include
Claudius Vigne,
Napoléon et Bonaparte (
Angoulême Humour Award in 2001),
Nemo le capitaine vengeur with
Jean-Pierre Hugot, ''L'or et l'esprit
with Benjamin Legrand, Cour Royale with Martin Veyron (Nomination for the Angoulême Audience Award in 2006), and the trilogy Louis et Dico: Panique à Londres/Scandale à New York/Triomphe à Hollywood'' with
René Pétillon. Besides creating and illustrating comic stories, he also illustrated several children's books and well-known fairy tales, for example
Coyote mauve, which was also translated in English (
Purple Coyote),
Pinocchio,
Le petit poucet (the French version of
Tom Thumb) and ''
Le chat botté (Puss 'n' Boots). He gained further reputation for his watercolor illustrations of the literature classics Candide by Voltaire and Homer's Odyssey''. As a painter, his works include watercolor as well as oil paintings, and figurative as well as abstract interpretations of themes. == Bibliography ==