Éric Thériault (born 1967 in
Trois-Rivières
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, Quebec) is a Canadian
comics artist
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, writer, illustrator and blogger living in
Montreal
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, 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
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comic book ''
Veena
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'', published intermittently since 1991, initially as a
minicomic
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, then later as an
alternative comic book, and in recent years as a
webcomic
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Webcomics can be c ...
. 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
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Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* Real (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* Real ...
'', ''
Duplex Planet'' (both at
Fantagraphics Books), ''
Legal Action Comics
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The first volume in the series was published in 2001,Hellman, Danny, editor. (2001). ''Legal Ac ...
'', and ''
9-11: Emergency Relief'' (
Alternative Comics
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).
He also worked in mainstream and alternative comics on titles such as ''
Captain Canuck'', ''
Terra Obscura
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'', ''
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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'' and on a ''
Johnny Dollar'' adaptation for
Moonstone Books
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The company began publishing creator-owned com ...
in 2003.
Bibliography
Albums
* ''
L'Univers Rockefeller'', 1989,
éditions du Phylactère, Montreal.
* ''
Veena et les Spectres du Temps'', 2010,
Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
*
''Veena: detective dello strano ed insolito''', 2011,
E.F.edizioni, Italy.
Group albums
* ''
Écran D'arrêt'', 1991,
A.C.I.B.D., Montreal ;
* ''
Rêves'', 1992,
Éditions du Phylactère/
Paje éditeur/
A.C.I.B.D., Montreal ;
* ''
Coeurs de Glace'', 2009,
Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
* ''
Frankenstein Réassemblé'', 2010,
Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
Periodical publications
Magazines
* ''
Zeppelin
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'', Quebec city comics magazine, 1992–1993 ;
* ''
Solaris'', Quebec's science fiction and fantasy magazine, 1993 ;
* ''
Zine Zag'', 100% comics, 1998–2004 ;
* ''
Safarir
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History and profile
''Safarir'' was established in ...
'', Quebec's illustrated humour magazine, 2003–2010.
Fanzines
* ''
Météor'', science fiction comics, 1982 ;
* ''
Laser
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'', science fiction comics, 1982–1984 ;
* ''
Bédézine'', BD de science-fiction, 1983 ;
* ''
Empire
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'', science fiction comics, 1984 ;
* ''
Krypton
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'', science fiction comics, 1985–1988 ;
* ''
Rectangle'', experimental comics, 1987–1989 ;
* ''
XL5'', science fiction comics, 1989–1990 ;
* ''
Veena and the Time Machine'', science fiction comics, 1991–1993 ;
* ''
MensuHell'', Montreal underground comics, 2000–2009.
Exhibitions
Group exhibitions
* 1985 : ''Festival de la caricature et de la bande dessinée'', CEGEP de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières ;
* 1991 : ''Écran D'arrêt'', CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal, 6th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
* 1992 : ''Rêves'', CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
* 1992 : ''Cadres, BD actuelle au Québec'',
Les Foufounes Électriques, 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
* 1993 : ''Dessinateurs du Québec'', Centre belge de la bande dessinée, Bruxelles (Belgique).
Awards
* 1993 :
Prix Solaris comics section, second prize for the comic short story ''Balmoral'' published in the magazine ''
Solaris'' (issue number 106, August 1993).
Bibliography and sources
* ''Le Phylactère maudit'', interview by Michel Pleau, in ''Zine Zag'', issue number 2, May 1999, éditions Publika, Saint-Martin
*Bernard Dubois, ''Bande dessinée québécoise : répertoire bibliographique à suivre'', éditions D.B.K., 1996
*Michel Viau, ''BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours'',
éditions Mille-Îles, 1999
*
Mira Falardeau
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, ''Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec'', VLB éditeur, 2008
See also
*
Bande dessinée
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*
Canadian comics
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*
Quebec comic strips
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In contrast to Englis ...
External links
Biography on ''Lambiek Comiclopedia''Biography and bibliography on ''Comic Book Database''Official Éric Thériault website''Veena'' webcomic''Linkedin page''
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Living people
1967 births
Artists from Quebec
People from Trois-Rivières
Canadian comics writers
Canadian comics artists
Writers from Quebec