Henri Gillain (1913 – 10 August 1999) was a
Belgian teacher and comics enthusiast who on several occasions wrote scripts for
Franco-Belgian comics publications in the segment known as
Bande Dessinée. He was also the brother of Joseph Gillain, famous by the pseudonym
Jijé.
Contributions
Although committed to his career as a math teacher, Henri Gillain followed with interest the early developments of comic strips in Belgium, and the artistic evolution of his brother, Jijé, eventually considered by many the second pioneer of
Belgian comics after
Hergé.
In the late 40s he turned contributor when he submitted a script to
André Franquin, his brother's protégé, in the shape of a thick notebook which contained the ideas that would result in ''
Spirou'' magazine serialised story, ''
Il y a un sorcier à Champignac
''Il y a un sorcier à Champignac'', by Franquin, is the second album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and the first to tell a long intricate story in what would become the ''Spirou'' tradition, in contrast to the previous short format stori ...
'', and serve as a platform for the entire series ''
Spirou et Fantasio''.
Upon publication in 1950, Henri Gillain took the pseudonym Jean Darc, a play on the name Jean d'Arc (
Joan of Arc).
In 1952, Henri Gillain submitted another script to
Will
Will may refer to:
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, another young artist nurtured by his brother, a scenario for ''
Tif et Tondu'', ''Le Trésor d'Alaric'', and would on this occasion use the pseudonym Luc Bermar. During this time he was also an anonymous contributor to his Jijé's
Blondin et Cirage
Blondin et Cirage (''Blondin and Cirage'', literally ''Blondy'' and ''Shoe polish'') is a Belgian humoristic adventure comic strip by Jijé created in 1939 for the Catholic children's magazine ''Petits Belges''. The comic was also published in it ...
story ''Nègre Blanc''.
In 1959, he also wrote the story for
Lambil
Lambil (born 14 May 1936) is a Belgian comic-book artist, best known for the series '' Les Tuniques Bleues'', which has been published in English as "The Blue Tunics" and "The Bluecoats".
Biography
Willy Lambillotte was born in Tamines, Belgiu ...
's debut work with "
Sandy
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*Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983)
* (Sandy) ...
", ''Une Aventure en Australie''.
Sources
Henri Gillain publications in ''Le Journal de Spirou''BDoubliées
;Footnotes
External links
Henri Gillain biographyon Éditions Dupuis
1913 births
1999 deaths
Belgian comics writers
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