Denis Sire (4 September 1953 – 16 January 2019) was a

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cartoonist.

Biography

Sire entered the

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at age 16, where he would meet

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. After he graduated, Sire helped publish '' Métal hurlant'', which was run by

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and

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. His first individual work was ''Menace diabolique'' in 1979. He did works in the magazine '' L'Echo des Savanes'' such as ''Triste jeudi''. In 1978, Sire created five different covers for ''

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'', and did the same for '' Cheval Noir'' in 1992. In 1993, he created another cover for '' Heavy Metal''. He also drew vinyl record covers for the band

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. In 1997, he published a comic book with Jean-Pierre Dionnet, titled ''L'île des amazones''. In 2002, he drew stamps for the French Collection Jeunesse. Sire drew the posters for the 2005

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. In 2006, Sire made 24 paintings representing the 24 hours of the

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race. That same year, Nickel Productions published a collection of his works, recounting his career. Denis Sire died on 16 January 2019.

Works

*''Menace diabolique'' (1979) *''Bois Willys'' (1981) *''6T Mélodie'' (1982) *''Kosmik Komiks'' (1983) *''Lisa Bay'' (1985) *''Best of racing'' (1987) *''Ziblyne et Bettie'' (1992) *''Racing'' (1992) *''L'Île des amazones - Orchid Island'' (1997) *''Mon continental circus à moi'' (2000) *''Poupées de Sire'' (2001) *''Courses de légende - Indianapolis'' (2003) *''Denis Sire'' (2006) *''Poupées de Sire T. II'' (2011) *''Baron d'Holbach'' (2012) *''Baron d'Holbach 2'' (2013)

References

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