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, Robert Crumb and to a lesser extend Jacques Tardi. 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

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pastiche. Some of these were published in English in '' Heavy Metal''. Benoit illustrated two books in the '' Blake and Mortimer'' series, both written by Jean Van Hamme: ''

The Francis Blake Affair ''The Francis Blake Affair'' was the thirteenth Blake and Mortimer book and the first one not to be written by Edgar P. Jacobs. It was published in 1996. Plot The United Kingdom is shaken by the revelation of the existence of an espionage networ ...

'', 1996; and ''

The Strange Encounter ''The Strange Encounter'' (''L'Étrange Rendez-Vous'' in the original French) is the fifteenth book in the Blake and Mortimer series created by Edgar P. Jacobs. Published in 2001, it was written by Jean Van Hamme and drawn by Ted Benoit who had ...

'', 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'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *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, Casterman *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 Jean Van Hamme, Éditions Blake et Mortimer *2001: ''L'Étrange Rendez-vous'', Blake et Mortimer T.15, written by Jean Van Hamme, Éditions Blake et Mortimer *2004: ''Playback'', drawn by François Ayroles, adapted by Ted Benoit from a script by

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, 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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