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David B.
Pierre-François "David" Beauchard (; born 9 February 1959), also known by the pen name David B., is a French comic book artist and writer, and one of the founders of . Biography After studying advertising at the Duperré School of Applied Arts in Paris, Beauchard began working in comics in 1985 (''Pas de samba pour capitaine Tonnerre''), and wrote and illustrated stories in numerous magazines, including ''Okapi'', ''À suivre'', ''Tintin Reporter'', and ''Chic''. His distinctive black-and-white style was influenced by Georges Pichard and Jacques Tardi, among others. In 1990, he co-founded the independent publisher L'Association, which became a major force in French small-press comics. His comics appeared in the L'Association anthology magazine ''Lapin'' and in numerous small-format books. Much of his work in the 1990s was dream art, collected in ''le Cheval blême'' and ''les Incidents de la nuit''. From 1996 to 2003, he created the acclaimed six-volume autobiographical epic ''l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,561 (2019). Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city had a population of 50,000–60,000 and was the regional capital. Several famous monuments are in Nîmes, such as the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison Carrée. Because of this, Nîmes is often referred to as the " French Rome". Origins Nimes is situated where the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River abuts the hills of Mont Duplan to the northeast, Montaury to the southwest, and to the west Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc. Its name appears in inscriptions in Gaulish as ''dede matrebo Namausikabo'' ("he has given to the mothers of Nîmes") and "''toutios Namausatis''" ("citizen of Nîmes"). Nemausus was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well known for prosecuting Neo-Nazis. As a result of his mother's early death, Sfar was raised by his father and maternal grandfather, a military doctor of Ukrainian origin in the Alsace-Lorraine Independent Brigade (France) during World War II. Sfar's grandfather reportedly saved the right hand of the brigade's leader, novelist André Malraux, for which he was awarded French citizenship. A wildly prolific artist, he is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics, though he has rejected the assertion that he, along with artists like Christophe Blain, Marjane Satrapi, and Lewis Trondheim, sought to create an alternative scene or a new movement in comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Menu
Jean-Christophe Menu (; born August 23, 1964) is a French underground cartoonist, graphic designer, comics scholar and publisher, son of the Egyptologist Bernadette Menu. He is best known for being one of the founders of L'Association, an influential comic book and art book publishing company from France often regarded as one of the key figures in the independent comic movement around the world. Biography Beginnings Menu started his careers as a comic artist and as a publisher simultaneously when he launched the fanzines ''Le Lynx à Tifs'' and ''Le Journal de Lapot'' in 1981. In 1984 he started working for '' Psikopat'', where he introduced the character Meder. Soon, his work was found in various comic magazines like ''Tintin'', '' Spirou'', ''Fripounet and Jade'' in the Franco-Belgian comics world as well as ''Rip Off Comix'' and '' Weirdo'' in the United States. Futuropolis published his book ''Le Portrait de Lurie Ginol'' and a new magazine called ''Labo'' which only last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Baudoin
Edmond Baudoin (born 23 April 1942 in Nice) is a French artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels. Biography Baudoin left school at the age of 16 and went into military service. He later worked as an accountant at the Palace de Nice (L’Hôtel Plaza). At 33, he left the accountant trade to pursue drawing. Baudoin was an art professor from 1999 to 2003 at the University of Quebec. Publications * ''Travesti'', L'Association, 2007 * ''Le petit train de la côte bleue'', 6 pieds sous terre, 2007 * ''"Les essuie-glaces'', collection Aire Libre, Dupuis, 2006 * ''La patience du grand singe'', en collaboration avec Céline Wagner, Tartamudo Editions, 2006 * ''Patchwork'', Éditions Le 9e Monde, 2006 * ''L'Espignole'', L'Association, 2006 * ''La musique du dessin'', Éditions de l'An 2, 2005 * ''Crazyman'', L'Association, 2005 * ''Le chant des baleines'', collection Aire Libre, Dupuis, 2005 * ''Araucaria, carnets du Chili'', collection Mimolette, L'Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golo (cartoonist)
Golo may refer to: Places * Golo (river), Corsica, France * Golo (department), a former department of France on Corsica * Golo Island, a part of the municipality of Looc, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines * Golo, Ig, a settlement in the municipality of Ig, Slovenia * Golo, Vodice, a former settlement in the municipality of Vodice, Slovenia * Golo, Sudan, a town in Darfur * Golo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community, United States People * Golo (footballer), Spanish retired footballer Óscar Santor Martínez (born 1978) * Golo Mann (1909–1994), German historian and writer born Angelus Mann, son of Thomas Mann Other uses * Golo Footwear, an American shoe manufacturer * Golo (programming language) * Golo, who falsely claimed to be the lover of Genevieve of Brabant of medieval legend See also * Gollo people The Golo or Gollo are an ethnic group living in the South Sudanese state of Western Bahr el Ghazal. The area occupied by the Gollo lies to the west of the town of Wau and is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargaud
Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. History Initially, Dargaud published novels for women. In 1948, it started '' Line'', a "magazine for elegant women", as well as a French edition of the Belgian ''Tintin'' magazine. In 1960, Dargaud bought the weekly ''Pilote'' magazine from René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, and Jean-Michel Charlier. Goscinny continued as editor of the magazine, and Charlier was album editor for a period. In October 1961, Dargaud published the first ''Asterix'' album. In 1974, Dargaud wanted to diversify. ''Pilote'' became a monthly magazine and spawned two other monthly magazines. The new magazines were '' Lucky Luke Mensuel'' (a Western themed magazine around the series ''Lucky Luke'') and '' Achille Talon Magazine'' (a humor based magazine around the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayard Presse
Bayard Presse is one of the oldest press and publishing companies of France, being founded in 1870. The company has various media outlets both in its native France and abroad. As of 2019, it reports approximately two thousand employees, two hundred magazines with five million subscribers, and eight million annual book sales. History and profile Bayard Press was founded in Paris in 1870 and has since expanded into a global publishing network. Its core publications market comes from the children's sector. The main markets are France, Spain and China, but Bayard also has a substantial presence in Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company focuses on publications about youth, religion, seniors and nature. The company has close connections with the Catholic Church in France, and is owned by the Assumptionists. It edits educational and Catholic publications such as ''La Croix'' and ''Catholic Digest''. The latter was closed in Summer 2020. It also publishes ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SelfMadeHero
SelfMadeHero is an independent publishing house which specialises in adapting works of literature, as well as producing ground-breaking original fiction in the graphic novel medium. SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Books. History SelfMadeHero was founded in October 2007 by Emma Hayley, and launched with two lines: Manga Shakespeare, , May 11, 2007 featuring works based on the but with different settings - mainly Japan in the past and future, and Eye Classics, which are adaptations of great classic works, such as those of |
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