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Louis Paradis
Louis Paradis (born July 6, 1959) is a Canadian comics artist, writer and illustrator from Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada. He is considered as a master in the realism comics field in Québec. Biography Very young at the age of 15, Louis Paradis published his first comic book in 1974. After he obtained his Degree in graphic design from CEGEP of Rivière-du-Loup, he learned the craft of comic book especially by observing the work of artists like John Buscema, Hal Foster, Harold Foster, Burne Hogarth, Jean Giraud dit Jean Giraud, Moebius, Jack Kirby, Barry Windsor-Smith, and also André Juillard. He made a few illustrations for the Québec science fiction magazine Solaris in the early 1980s. In 1984, Louis Paradis wins first prize in the Comic art Contest " Les Grands Voiliers ", jointly organized by the daily newspaper Le Soleil and the Salon international du livre de Québec (International Book Fair of Quebec). He participated in the exhibition Et Vlan ! On s'expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmagny, Quebec
Montmagny () is a city in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is the county seat and had a population, as of the Canada 2011 Census, of 11,491. The city is on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City, and was founded more than 350 years ago. It is Canada's Snow Goose Capital, and festivals include the International Accordion Festival in September and the Festival of the Snow Goose, Snow Geese in October. The city was named after Charles de Montmagny, the first to have the title of governor of New France. (Samuel de Champlain was commander in chief.) Montmagny was the county seat of the list of former counties of Quebec, former Montmagny County. Location Montmagny is northwest of the Notre Dame Mountains, more commonly but unofficially called the Canadian extension of the Green Mountains as they are called in New England. While ''Mont Notre Dame'' is the official name, the vast majority of peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |