Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian

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comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius,

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and to a lesser extend

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. Among his works from the 1980s are ''Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais'', a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails; and ''Ray Banana'', a film noir pastiche. Some of these were published in English in '' Heavy Metal''. Benoit illustrated two books in the ''

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'' series, both written by

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: ''

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'', 1996; and '' The Strange Encounter'', 2001. Benoit died on 30 September 2016 at the age of 69.TED BENOIT Passes Away at 69
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Published albums

*1979: ''Hôpital'',

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*1981: ''Vers la ligne claire'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Histoires vraies'', written by Yves Cheraqui, Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Berceuse électrique'', Ray Banana T.1,

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*1986: ''Cité Lumière'', Ray Banana T.2, Casterman *1987: ''Bingo Bongo et son combo congolais'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1989: ''L'Homme de nulle part'', Les mémoires de Thelma Ritter T.1, drawn by Pierre Nedjar, written by Ted Benoit, Casterman *1996: ''L'Affaire Francis Blake'', Blake et Mortimer T.13, written by

, Éditions Blake et Mortimer *2001: ''L'Étrange Rendez-vous'', Blake et Mortimer T.15, written by

, Éditions Blake et Mortimer *2004: ''Playback'', drawn by François Ayroles, adapted by Ted Benoit from a script by Raymond Chandler, Éditions Denoël *2013: ''Camera Obscura - Vers la ligne claire et retour'', Champaka. *2014: ''La Philosophie dans la piscine'', Ray Banana T.3, La Boîte à bulles.

References

External links

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