Job (born André Jobin on 25 October 1927) is a Swiss
francophone comics creator. He is probably best known for his
western
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children's comics series ''
Yakari
''Yakari'' is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.
''Yakari'' is one of the best-kno ...
'', of which he has written the scripts from 1973 until 2016.
Biography
André Jobin was born in
Delémont
Delémont (; fc, D'lémont; german: Delsberg, ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants .
History
The area of the municipality was already settled in the middle Bronze Age. Fifteen urn buria ...
,
Switzerland. He became a journalist and founded ''Le
Crapaud
Crapaud is a French word meaning "toad".
Etymology
The word ultimately is rooted from Frankish ''*krappō'', ''*krappa'', meaning "hook", likely in reference to the toad's hooked feet.
Heraldry
Crapaud is sometimes used as an incorrect referen ...
à lunettes'' in 1964, a magazine for children.
In 1967, he met
Derib
Derib (born Claude de Ribaupierre on August 8, 1944, in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is most well known for creating the comics Buddy Longway and Yakari.
Awards
* 1974: ''Best Comic'' at the Prix Sai ...
and hired him. In 1967 they published ''The Adventures of the Owl Pythagore'' together.
In 1969, he created the series
Yakari
''Yakari'' is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.
''Yakari'' is one of the best-kno ...
, drawn by Derib.
In 1991, he was awarded with the Masters of Honor at the
Sierre Comics Festival for his career.
In 2016 wrote his last story about
Yakari
''Yakari'' is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.
''Yakari'' is one of the best-kno ...
.
Joris Chamblain will now continue with Derib.
Series
* ''The Adventures of the Owl Pythagore'' (3 albums)
* ''
Yakari
''Yakari'' is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.
''Yakari'' is one of the best-kno ...
'' (39 albums) (1973-2016)
References
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1927 births
Living people
Swiss comics writers
Swiss writers in French
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