Michel Lacombe (born
1973
Events January
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in
Montréal
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,
Québec
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) is a Canadian
comic book artist
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.
Biography
Born in Montréal in 1973, Michel Lacombe is the creator of the
self-published
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comics
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''One Bloody Year'', a four-episode
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romance
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. He illustrated several ''
Star Wars
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'' comics and ''
Warrior Nun Areala
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''.
Michel Lacombe has illustrated a couple of issues of
Dark Horse
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's ''
Star Wars Tales
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'' and ''
Star Wars: Empire'' comics and ''
Green Lantern
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'' for
DC Comics
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. He was once also active in animation. Currently working on ''
The Punisher
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'', he is also publishing a
webcomic
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, ''Jesus Monkey Pants In Space''.
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
* ''
Star Wars: Empire'' #34: "In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 5"
** Lacombe illustrated the final installment of the five-part story arc. The story follows the character of Princess Leia as she embarks on a mission to rescue her father, Darth Vader, from a group of Rebel Alliance fighters.
* ''
Star Wars: Rebellion'' #0: "Crossroads"
** Lacombe illustrated the one-shot prequel story. The story takes place between the events of the films Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and explores the character of Princess Leia as she tries to find a way to strike back against the Galactic Empire.
* ''Star Wars: Rebellion'' #3: "My Brother, My Enemy, Part 3"
** Lacombe illustrated the third installment of the four-part story arc. The story follows the character of Luke Skywalker as he tries to rescue his friend and fellow Rebel Alliance fighter, Deena Shan, from the clutches of the Empire.
See also
*
Bande dessinée
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*
Canadian comics
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*
Quebec comic strips
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References
* ''
BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours'', 1999,
Michel Viau,
éditions Mille-Îles, Laval ;
* ''
Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec
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'', 2008,
Mira Falardeau
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,
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Science and technology
* VESA Local Bus, a local bus based on the Intel 80486 CPU
* Very large board, a large printed circuit board
* Vincaleukoblastine, or vinblastine, an antitumor alkaloid
Other uses
* VLB Berlin (Versuch- u. ...
, Études québécoises collection, Montréal.
External links
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Lambiek
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Living people
Canadian comics artists
1973 births
Canadian webcomic creators
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