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Jean-Claude Forest (11 September 1930 – 30 December 1998) was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.


Biography

Jean-Claude Forest was born in
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, a Paris suburbForest Biography – Hollywood Comics
/ref> and graduated from the Paris School of Design in the early 1950s and immediately began working as an illustrator. While at the Paris School of Design Forest drew his first
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, ''Flèche Noire'' (The Black Arrow). After creating ''Le Vaisseau Hanté'' (The Ghost Ship) he illustrated several issues of ''Charlot'', a popular French comic book series loosely based on
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. Forest eventually became the premier cover artist of French publisher Gallimard's leading French science-fiction paperback imprint, ''Le Rayon Fantastique'', also drawing covers for numerous French newspapers and magazines including ''
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''.Jean-Claude Forest entry
Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
Together with renowned film director
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, Forest was one of the founders of the French Comic-Strip Club in the early 1960s. Forest became world-famous when he created the sexy sci-fi strip '' Barbarella'', which was originally published in France in ''V Magazine'' in 1962. The strip was an immediate bestseller and was soon translated into a dozen languages. In 1967 it was adapted by
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and
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and made into a major motion picture, with Forest acting as design consultant. Forest created many other cartoons and comic books, also writing scripts for comic strips and for French television. He was awarded the Grand Prize at the 1984
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Comics Festival and in
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(
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) in 1986. Jean-Claude Forest suffered from severe asthma for many years and died in 1998 at the age of 68.


Awards

* 1968:
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for Best International Comic Book Artist,
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* 1980: Best Author at the
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, France


Bibliography

* Barbarella (originally serialized in ''V Magazine'', 1962;
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, 1964; translated by Grove Press) *Les Colères du Mange-Minutes he Wrath of the Minute Eater(Kesselring, 1974) *Le Semble-Lune
he False Moon He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...
(Horay, 1977; transl. as Barbarella & The Moon Child, Heavy Metal) *Le Miroir aux Tempêtes
he Storm Mirror He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(originally serialized in "
L'Écho des savanes ''L’Écho des Savanes'' is a Franco-Belgian comics magazine founded in May 1972 by Claire Bretécher, Marcel Gotlib and Nikita Mandryka. It featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists in mature-oriented comics ov ...
", 1981; Albin Michel, 1982) *Bébé Cyanure
aby Cyanide Aby or ABY may refer to: Places * Aby, Ivory Coast * Aby Lagoon, a lagoon in Ivory Coast * Abyy or Aby, Sakha Republic, Russia ** Aby Lowland * Aby, Lincolnshire, a village in England, UK * Åby, Norrköping Municipality, Sweden * Åby, Växjö Mu ...
(originally serialized in "Chouchou", 1964; Glénat, 1975) *Charlot a de la Chance
harlot Is Lucky Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
(SPE, 1953) *Charlot et les Mammouths
he Mastodons He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(SPE, 1954) *Charlot contre Mandrago Satanas
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(SPE, 1954) *Charlot Chercheur d'Uranium harlot Uranium Prospector(SPE, 1955) *Charlot dans le Grands Monde
harlot in High Society Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-pene ...
(SPE, 1955) *Charlot Chevalier de la Table Ronde
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(SPE, 1956) *Charlot dans les Affaires harlot in Business(SPE, 1956) *Charlot se Débrouille harlot Manages(SPE, 1958) *Charlot Pionnier Interplanétaire nterplanetary Pioneer(SPE, 1960) *Charlot et les Robots
he Robots He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(SPE, 1961) *Charlot Gagne un Royaume
harlot Wins A Kingdom Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
(SPE, 1962) *Hippolyte et les Diamants de Pesetas-City ippolyte & The Diamonds of Pesetas City(Editions ELAN, date unknown, early 1950s?) *Enfants, c'est l'Hydragon qui Passe hildren, Watch The Hydragon Go By(originally serialized in "
À Suivre ''À Suivre'' or ''A SUIVRE'' (English translation: "To Be Continued") was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house. Along with the comic book magazines ''Spirou (magazine), ...
", 1983; Casterman, 1984) *Hypocrite et le Monstre du Loch Ness ypocrite and the Loch Ness Monster(originally serialized in "
France Soir ''France Soir'' ( en, France Evening) was a French newspaper that prospered in physical format during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching a circulation of 1.5 million in the 1950s. It declined rapidly under various owners and was relaunched as a popul ...
", 1971; Serg, 1971) *Mystérieuse Matin, Midi et Soir ysterious Morning, Noon and Evening(originally serialized in "Linus" and " Pif", 1971; Dargaud, 1972) *Comment Décoder l'Étircopyh ow To Decode Etircopyh(originally serialized in "
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", 1972; Dargaud, 1973) *N'Importe Quoi de Cheval nything But Horses(originally serialized in "Pilote", 1973; Dargaud, 1974) *Ici Même ame Here(originally serialized in "À Suivre", 1978; Casterman, 1979) *La Jonque Fantôme Vue de l'Orchestre (originally serialized in "À Suivre", 1980; Casterman, 1981) *Il Faut y Croire pour le Voir
ou Must Believe It To See It OU or Ou or ou may stand for: Universities United States * Oakland University in Oakland County, Michigan * Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama * Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia * Ohio University in Athens, Ohio * Olivet Univers ...
(Dargaud, 1996) *Les Naufragés du Temps
he Castaways in Time, translated as Lost in Time He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
**1. L'Etoile Endormie
he Sleeping Star He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(originally serialized in "Chouchou"; 1964; Hachette, 1974) **2. La Mort Sinueuse he Creeping Death(originally serialized in "Chouchou"; 1964; Hachette, 1975) **3. Labyrinthes abyrinths(Hachette, 1976; translated by NBM) **4. L'Univers Cannibale
he Cannibal Universe He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
(Hachette, 1976) *Le Roman de Renart he Novel of Renart(Futuropolis, 1985) *Tiroirs de Poche et Fonds de Tiroirs ocket Drawers & Bottom of Drawers(Horay, 1976)


References


External links


Jean-Claude Forest webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forest, Jean-Claude 1930 births 1998 deaths French comics artists French erotic artists French illustrators Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême winners Science fiction artists French speculative fiction artists