Serge Lehman

Serge Lehman is the best-known pseudonym of Pascal Fréjean, a French writer born on July 12, 1964. He is primarily recognized for his work in science fiction and comics, where he has been credited as a writer on 23 issues between 2009 and 2026. Lehman is most famous for his series *The Chimera Brigade* (also known as *La Brigade Chimérique*), a dark alternate-history saga that reimagines pulp heroes in a post–World War I Europe. He also wrote *Saint-Elme*, *The Season of the Snake*, and *Zeven*, often collaborating with artists such as Gess and Stéphane de Caneva. His work is noted for its dense, literate plotting and a fondness for retro-futuristic settings. Lehman’s co-creations include the revival of classic French pulp characters and the development of original mythologies that blend science fiction with historical fiction. Later in his career, he continued to produce graphic novels and prose, maintaining a steady presence in the European comic scene. While specific major awards are not listed in the provided material, his influence on French speculative fiction is widely acknowledged.