Maryse Dubuc (; born 21 October 1977) is a Canadian comics writer, known particularly for ''

The Bellybuttons ''The Bellybuttons'' (french: Les Nombrils, ) is a Canadian comics series written by Maryse Dubuc (credited as "Dubuc") and illustrated by her husband, Marc "Delaf" Delafontaine. Dubuc and Delafontaine are based in Sherbrooke, Quebec. History A ...

'' which she created with Marc Delafontaine ("

Delaf Delaf (the pen name of Marc Delafontaine, born October 9, 1973, in Sherbrooke, Quebec), is a '' Québécois'' comics creator and illustrator, notable for his work in ''The Bellybuttons'' (''Les Nombrils''), a comics feature that he co-created wit ...

").

Early life

Maryse Dubuc was born in Compton, Quebec,La Presse: "Les Nombrils du Monde", November 9, 2013.
growing up at a dairy farm. She studied French literature at the Cégep de Sherbrooke, and communication at the

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Qué ...

. She would later meet Delaf in

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...

Career

Dubuc started working as a colourist, working with publishers like Vents d'Ouest and Editions 400 Coups. At the same time, she wrote novels for young readers for

Bayard Presse Bayard Presse is one of the oldest press and publishing companies of France, being founded in 1870. The company has various media outlets both in its native France and abroad. As of 2019, it reports approximately two thousand employees, two hundred ...

and Pierre Tisseyre. With Delaf, she created the comic series ''The Bellybuttons'' (French title: ''Les Nombrils'') for '' Safarir'', a Québécois humour magazine, and '' Spirou'', the weekly Franco-Belgian comics magazine published by

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French ...

that later picked up the comic series. So far, five

albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records col ...

and one ''intégrale'' compilation have appeared. Translated albums have appeared in Dutch (Dupuis), English ( Cinebook) and Czech (Cooboo), and translations in magazines exist in Italian (in ''Cioè''), Danish (''Tempo''), Greek (''Katerina'') and Norwegian (''Girls''). By 2009, the French edition of the 3rd album of ''Les Nombrils'' sold over 220,000 copies.

Bibliography

Comics

*''Pete Kevlar'' (one-shot album, 1999, Mille-Îles), colours by Dubuc, art by Makoello, writing by

Jean-Louis Roy Jean-Louis Roy (born 1 February 1941 in Normandin, Quebec) is a Canadian historian, journalist and diplomat. He was editor of ''Le Devoir'' from 1980 to 1986, the government of Quebec's delegate-general to Paris as well as the province's internat ...

*''Le guide junior pour bien élever les parents'' (one-shot album, 2005, Vents d'Ouest): colours by Dubuc, art by Delaf, writing by Jacky Goupil *'' Les Nombrils'' (8 albums, 2006–present, Dupuis): writing and colouring by Dubuc, art by Delaf

Books

*''Lexibul'' (4 booklets, 2002, Modulo) *''La fille parfaite'' (2003, Vents d'Ouest) *''Le Gâteau gobe-chagrin'' (2004; Pierre Tisseyre) *''Ma Voisine est une vedette'' (2004, Vents d'Ouest) *''Vert Avril'' (2005, Vents d'Ouest) *''La deuxième vie d'Alligato'', (2005, Pierre Tisseyre) *''Le père Noël qui ne croyait plus aux enfants'' (2006, Bayard) *''Aventurier intergalactique'' (2006, Bayard) *''Aventurier des mers'' (2007, Bayard)

Awards

* 2007: Prix Bédéis Causa - Albéric Bourgeois from the Festival de la BD francophone de Québec for ''Les Nombrils 1: Pour qui tu te prends ?'' * 2007: Livres préférés des jeunes, Communication-Jeunesse, Réseau CJ for ''Les Nombrils 1'' * 2008: Livres préférés des jeunes, Communication-Jeunesse, Réseau CJ for ''Les Nombrils 2: Sale temps pour les moches'' * 2008: Nominated for the Joe Shuster Awards for Outstanding Writer and Outstanding Colorist for ''Les Nombrils 2'' * 2009: Prix Bédéis Causa - Albéric Bourgeois from the Festival de la BD francophone de Québec for ''Les Nombrils 3: Les liens de l'amitié'' * 2009: Nominated for the Joe Shuster Awards for Outstanding Writer and Outstanding Colourist for ''Les Nombrils 3'' * 2010:

Joe Shuster Award The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards, ...

for Outstanding Writer for ''Les Nombrils 4: Duel de belles''. Also nominated for best cover and best colouring. * 2010: Livres préférés des jeunes, Communication-Jeunesse, Réseau CJ for ''Les Nombrils 3''

References

External links

Biography
at her publisher Dupuis (in English)
Official Facebook
page for ''Les Nombrils'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubuc, Maryse 1977 births Living people People from Estrie Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Canadian comics writers Female comics writers Comics colorists Joe Shuster Award winners for Outstanding Writer Quebec comics Canadian female comics artists Romance comics artists