Sophie Flamand

Born in Liège on 6 November 1964, Flamand attended the Université libre de Bruxelles and became deputy director of the cultural center in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert at the request of mayor Georges Désir [fr].^[2] She also directed the nonprofit organization "Le pied de la Lettre" until 2009.^[3] She notably wrote for magazines such as BoDoï [fr],^[4][5] Casemate [fr],^[6] and ActuaBD [fr].^[7] In 2003, she hosted an exhibition for the 50th anniversary of the Martine series.^[8] She then contributed to the albums L'Album de l'année : bricoler, lire, découvrir, cuisiner, jouer, Mon livre jeux Martine, and Martine visite Bruxelles, published by Casterman,^[9] the last of which served as a children's guidebook of Brussels.^[10] In 2013, she published Fusion, prefaced by Jean Van Hamme.^[11] She then wrote Mission et omissions and La Journée d'une femme, included in the "Opuscule" collection in 2024.^[12]

Flamand published a two-part series titled Les Mantes religieuses alongside her husband, Bernard Swynsen [fr], and illustrator Christian Paty [fr].^[13][14] The first installment, L’Évasion de l’araignée, was published in 2022,^[15][16] with the second, La Stratégie de l’araignée in 2023.^[17] The series was praised by Zoo [fr] magazine.^[18]

Flamand was married to comic book author Bernard Swynsen, with whom she had three daughters: Capucine, Cléo, and Fanny.^[19][20]

Flamand died in Ramillies on 14 April 2026, at the age of 61.^[21]