Philippe Dupuy (born 12 December 1960,
Sainte-Adresse
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Geography
A coastal suburb situated some northwest of Le Havre city centre, at the junction of the D147 and the D940. The English Channel forms th ...
) and Charles Berbérian (born 28 May 1959,
Baghdad
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) are
French cartoonist
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s most famous for their series of
Franco-Belgian comics albums
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featuring the character ''Monsieur Jean''.
Their collaboration is notable as they share every aspect of creating their stories, from plot through layouts,
pencils
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Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail ...
and
inks
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, to the extent that it is impossible to detect who is responsible for what. But in 2003, they decided to again work on their own, and have since published solo material like ''Hanté'' by Dupuy in 2005.
Bibliography
* ''Le Petit Peintre'' (Magic Strip, 1985)
* ''Chantal Thomas'' (Michel Lagarde, 1987)
* ''Les Héros ne Meurent Jamais'' (L'Association, 1991)
* ''Le Monde est Fou'' (À Suivre, 1997) — based on a script by Vincent Ravalec
* ''Monsieur Jean 4: Vivons heureux sans avoir l'air'' (1999)
* ''The Complete Universe of Dupuy-Berberian'' (Oog en Blik, 2006)
Awards
* 1989:
Award for First Comic Book at the
Angoulême International Comics Festival
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, France
* 1999:
Award for Best French Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 2003:
Inkpot Award
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, United States
* 2006: nominated for
Best Comic book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (Philippe Dupuy only)
* 2008:
Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême
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References
Philippe Dupuy at Lambiek.net
External links
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* An article by Guillaume Paugam "Dupuy, Berberian - Le trait", published in the journa
"La bande dessinée : ce qu'elle dit, ce qu'elle montre", 2006.
Art duos
French cartoonists
Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême winners
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni
Inkpot Award winners
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