Delaf (the pen name of Marc Delafontaine, born October 9, 1973, 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 count ...

, Quebec), is a '' Québécois'' comics creator and illustrator, notable for his work in ''

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 ...

'' (''Les Nombrils''), a comics feature that he co-created with his wife,

Maryse Dubuc Maryse Dubuc (; born 21 October 1977) is a Canadian comics writer, known particularly for ''The Bellybuttons'' which she created with Marc Delafontaine ("Delaf"). Early life Maryse Dubuc was born in Compton, Quebec,

Biography

Delaf began his career as an illustrator of a series of brochures advertising for a school that specialised in the education of French as a second language. He would soon expand his career, working in animation, illustrating children's books, and drawing and writing comics. In 2004, Delaf and Dubuc would co-create ''Les Nombrils'', a comic strip that focuses on the social life of three teenage girls, for the Québécois humour magazine, ''

Safarir ''Safarir'' is a defunct Canadian French-language humour magazine. The name is derived from "safari" and French "ça fait rire", "it makes you laugh". It was in circulation between 1987 and 2016 History and profile ''Safarir'' was established in ...

''. The following year, '' Spirou'', a Franco-Belgian comics magazine, would pick up the strip, which they carried ever since.

Bibliography

Comics series

* ''

'' (''Les Nombrils''), written and coloured by Dubuc (2004–present)

Contributions

* ''Le Guide junior pour bien élever ses parents'', Goupil & Douyé & Dubuc, Éditions Vents d'Ouest, Collection Le guide junior (March 2005) ()

External links

Dupuis: Author page for Delaf
1973 births Artists from Quebec Canadian comics artists Living people Canadian comics writers Quebec comics Pseudonymous writers Writers from Sherbrooke Romance comics artists {{Canadian-comics-creator-stub