François Corteggiani (21 September 1953 – 21 September 2022) was a French comics artist and writer.

Biography

He was born on 21 September 1953 in France. He got a degree in art before becoming an artist for advertising. He created his first comic in 1974 for ''S.E.P.P.'' and ''Mucheroum'' for '' Spirou'' magazine. He illustrated works for various magazines and then, along with Michel Motti, he drew ''

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'' for ''

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''. He also produced

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for '' Le Journal de Mickey''. Taking over more work as

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, Corteggiani wrote for several series, among others succeeding

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as writer for '' Young Blueberry''. He died on his 69th birthday.

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François Corteggiani biography
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