Alexis (18 September 1946 – 7 September 1977) was the

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of Dominique Vallet (), a French

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, best known for his work on the series ''Al Crane'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Alexis started working for ''

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'' magazine in 1968, providing illustrations and gags. In 1969, he began a collaboration with

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on the series ''Timoléon'', and started his working relationship with

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on the film parody series ''Cinémastok'' in 1970. The partnership with Gotlib continued for several years, leading to the creation of the magazine ''

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'' in 1975 where the advertising parody series ''La Publicité dans la Joie'' was published. In 1976, Alexis started the humorous western series ''Al Crane'', in collaboration with

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, and in 1977 he succeeded Gotlib as artist of the series ''

'', written by

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. While working on the post-apocalyptic work ''

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'', Alexis died as a result of a ruptured aneurysm on 7 September 1977, in the

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. His final work was later completed by

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Bibliography

* ''Timoléon'' with

** 1. ''Time is Money'' (1974, Dargaud, ) ** 2. ''4 pas dans l'avenir'' (1975, Dargaud, ) ** 3. ''Joseph le borgne'' (1975, Dargaud, ) * ''Cinémastock'' with

** 1. ''Cinémastock'' (1974, Dargaud, ) ** 2. ''Cinémastock 2'' (1975, Dargaud, ) * ''Avatars et coquecigrues'' (1975, Audie, ) * ''Superdupont'' with

and Gotlib (1977, Audie, ) * ''Al Crane'' with

** 1. ''Les aventures d'Al Crane'' (1977, Dargaud, ) ** 2. ''Le retour d'Al Crane'' (1978, Dargaud, ) * ''Et patati, et patata'' (1978, Dargaud, ) * ''Fantaisies Solitaires'' (1978, Audie, ) * ''Dans la joie jusqu'au cou'' with Gotlib (1979, Audie, )

References

External links

Alexis publications in ''Pilote''
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BDoubliées

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on Lambiek Comiclopedia

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