François Dermaut (9 November 1949 – 19 March 2020) was a French comic book artist. He is particularly well known for the series ''Les Chemins de Malefosse''.
Biography
Dermaut studied drawing at the Institut Saint-Luc de Tournai. He began his career at Éditions Aredit-Artima. In 1971, he moved to
Paris
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, where, after an unsuccessful contract with
Bayard Presse
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, he held multiple jobs, notably in advertising. His career as a cartoonist began with Fleurus Presse for his publication ''Djin''. At this time, he met cartoonists Joëlle Savey,
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Bourgeon was originally educated as a master stained glass artist, but difficulties in finding employment and a passion for drawing altered his course onto a dif ...
, and
André Juillard
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Biography
Born in Paris, Juillard is one of the most prolific artists of historical comics in France. His career began in 1974. After studies in the School of Decorative Arts of ...
. He published his works in various magazines, such as ''Triolo'', ''Formule 1'', ''Fripounet et Marisette'', ''
Tintin
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''The Adventures of Tintin''
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** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series
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'', and ''Okapi''.
In 1982, Dermaut began at
Glénat Editions
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, and, in collaboration with Daniel Bardet, published '' Les chemins de Malefosse'', a historic comic book series. In 2001, he traveled to
Santiago de Compostela
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, and recounted his journey in ''Carnets de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle''. In 2015, Dermaut wrote the series ''Rosa'', which he based largely on the story of
Bernard Ollivier
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Life
Born in Manche, Ollivier led a career as a p ...
.
Dermaut worked in watercolor, a technique which required pages to dry for three days.
Works
*''Les Chemins de Malefosse'' (1983–2004)
*''Souvenirs de Toussant'' (2003)
*''Malefosse'' (2007–2009)
*''Rosa'' (2015–2019)
References
External links
Lambiek Comiclopedia article about François Dermaut.
1949 births
2020 deaths
French comics artists
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