Jean-Marc Reiser (; 13 April 1941 – 5 November 1983) was a French

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creator.

Biography

A prolific

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artist from 1959 until his death, Reiser made his debut in the publication ''La Gazette de Nectar'' for the Nicolas winery. His works are to this day controversial, with some people enthusiastically endorsing them, and others loathing them. At a 2004 exhibition of his works in the

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, the entrance displayed the warning "Beware! Some of the exhibited pictures could hurt the feelings of several visitors." He founded the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''

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'' in 1960 together with

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and

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. Reiser was known to attack taboos of all kinds. ''Hara-Kiri'' was banned in 1970 by the French

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for mocking the just deceased

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. Reiser subsequently published his drawings in the follow-up magazine ''

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'' and several other publications. In 1978 he won the

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.Miller, p. 247 He died on 5 November 1983, in

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, of

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Awards

* 1974

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, for ''La vie au grand air'' * 1978

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, Grand Prix de la ville

Selected bibliography

* ''Ils sont moches'' (Éditions du square, 1970) * ''Mon Papa'' (Éditions du square, 1971) * ''Je vous aime'' (Euréditions, 1971) * ''La vie au grand air'' (Éditions du square, 1972) * ''La vie des bêtes'' * ''On vit une époque formidable'' * ''Vive les femmes '' * ''Vive les vacances'' * ''Phantasmes'' * ''Les copines'' * ''

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'' (Reiser et Éditions Albin Michel, 1982) * ''Fous d'amour''

Notes

Sources

Reiser publications in ''Pilote''
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External links

on Lambiek Comiclopedia 1941 births 1983 deaths People from Meurthe-et-Moselle French comics artists French cartoonists French editorial cartoonists French satirists Charlie Hebdo people Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême winners Deaths from cancer in France {{Europe-comics-creator-stub