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Éric Thériault
Éric Thériault (born 1967 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a Canadian comics artist, writer, illustrator and blogger living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Biography Éric Thériault began as a teenager publishing comics in a fanzine called '' Météor'' in 1982, created with the help of Stéphane Sicard. This fanzine specialized in science fiction and superheroes. Among his works include his self-published comic book '' Veena'', published intermittently since 1991, initially as a minicomic, then later as an alternative comic book, and in recent years as a webcomic. He also created ''John Star'', published in the ''Veena'' comic book and in '' Mensuhell''. He published various short stories in many anthologies like '' Real Stuff'', '' Duplex Planet'' (both at Fantagraphics Books), '' Legal Action Comics'', and '' 9-11: Emergency Relief'' (Alternative Comics). He also worked in mainstream and alternative comics on titles such as ''Captain Canuck'', '' Terra Obscura'', '' Tale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Veena (comics)
The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( IAST: vīṇā), is any of various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps.Vina: Musical Instrument Encyclopædia Britannica (2010) The many regional designs have different names such as the ''Rudra veena'', the ''Saraswati veena'', the ''Vichitra veena'' and others. The North Indian ''rudra veena'', used in Hindustani classical music, is a stick zither. About 3.5 to 4 Foot (unit), feet (1 to 1.2 meters) long to fit the measurements of the musician, it has a hollow body and two large resonating gourds, one under each end. It has four main strings which are melodic, and three auxiliary drone strings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
