Hermann Huppen (born 17 July 1938) is a Belgian

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. He is better known under his pen-name Hermann. He is most famous for his

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comic ''

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'' which was made into a

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Biography

Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of

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) in

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.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Hermann". In België gestript, pp. 124-125. Tielt: Lannoo. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'' with a four-page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the ''

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'' series written by Greg, published in ''

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'' magazine. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series ''Comanche''. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as ''

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''. Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic ''Jeremiah'' series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of ''Nick'', inspired by ''

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'', for ''Spirou''. In 1983 he began a new series, ''

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'', which is set in the

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and is less focused on action than his other works. Hermann has also created many non-series

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sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, ''Lune de Guerre'', with a story by

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, was later filmed as ' by Dominique Deruddere. Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.

Awards

* 1973: Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium * 1980: Prix Saint-Michel * 1992: Best Long Comic Strip at the

Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for comics published in Spain. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It ...

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:: - nominated for Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards * 1999: nominated for Best Drawing and Best Cover at the Haxtur Awards * 2001: Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards :: - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip and Best Script at the Haxtur Awards * 2002: Grand Prix Saint-Michel :: - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip and Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards * 2003: nominated for the Audience Award and the Artwork Award at the

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after ...

, France * 2005: nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 2006: nominated for Best Comic (French language) at the Prix Saint-Michel * 2010: nominated for Best Artwork at the Prix Saint-Michel

Selected bibliography

All of these comics have been published in French, Dutch and German: other translations are noted in the "remarks" column.

References

Sources

* Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (2002): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 2003-2004".

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, Les éditions de l'amateur.
Hermann publications in ''Spirou''

BDoubliées

External links

Hermann Huppen official site

on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Hermann fan site
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