Benjamin Renner has signed a deal with First Second Books to publish an English translation of his graphic novel Big Bad Fox. He has become well-known as one of the filmmakers behind the Ernest & Celestine animated film.
This children’s book first came out in France back in January 2015. According to the publisher’s tumblr post, the release date for the United States edition has been scheduled for Spring 2017.
In an interview with The Comics Beat, Renner describes the traits of the main character: “When I started imagining the story, the character of the fox came very quickly. I thought of him as the opposite of a fox because I thought it would bring a lot of comedy. Also i thought it was a good way to talk about prejudices and how people tend to judge someone from their looks. The Fox looks like a fox but he sucks at being a fox.”