François Walthéry (born 17 January 1946) is a Belgian

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, best known for his series featuring an adventurous

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, '' Natacha''.

Biography

Walthéry began his career in 1962 during studies at the Institut Saint-Luc in Liège, when he collaborated with scenario writer Mittéï to create his first comic, ''Pipo''. The following year, Walthéry started working for

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, assisting on ''

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'', '' Johan et Pirlouit'' and ''

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''. Eventually he assumed creative responsibility of the series ''Jacky et Célestin'', taking over from

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. He started his best known work series in 1967, working with a script by Gos to create '' Natacha''. Several years in the making, the series did not make its debut until 26 February 1970, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''.

Partial bibliography

*''Natacha'' #''Natacha, hôtesse de l'air'' (written by Gos),

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, 1971. #''Natacha et le Maharadjah'' (written by Gos), Dupuis, 1972. #''La mémoire de métal'' (written by Étienne Borgers), Dupuis, 1974. Also contains ''Un brin de panique'' (written by Marc Wasterlain) #''Un Trône pour Natacha'' (written by

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), Dupuis, 1975. #''Double vol'', (written by Mittéï and Walthéry, Dupuis), 1976. Also contains ''L'étoile du berger'' (written by Gos) and ''Un tour de passe-passe'' (written by Lemasque). #''Le treizième apôtre'' (written by Maurice Tillieux), Dupuis, 1978. #''L'hôtesse et Mona Lisa'' (written by Mittéï, additional art by

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), Dupuis, 1979. Also contains (written by Walthéry and Mittéï). #''Instantanés pour Caltech'' (written by Étienne Borgers, additional art by

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), Dupuis, 1981. #''Les machines incertaines'' (written by Étienne Borgers, additional art by Jidéhem), Dupuis, 1983. #''L'ile d'outre-monde'' (written by Marc Wasterlain, additional art by

), Dupuis, 1984. #''Le grand pari'' (written by Mittéï, additional art by Laudec), Dupuis, 1985. #''Les culottes de fer'' (written by Mittéï, additional art by Laudec), Dupuis, 1986. #''Les nomades du ciel'' (written by

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, additional art by Laudec), Dupuis, 1988. #''Cauchemirage'' (written by Mythic, additional art by Mittéï),

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, 1989. #''La ceinture du Cherchemidi'' (written by Peyo, additional art by Mittéï), Marsu Productions, 1992. #''L'ange blond'' (written by Maurice Tillieux, additional art by Georges Van Linthout), Marsu Productions, 1994. #''La veuve noire'' (written by Michel Dusart, additional art by Georges Van Linthout), Marsu Productions, 1997. #''Natacha et les dinosaures'' (written by Marc Wasterlain), Marsu Productions, 1998. *''Le Vieux Bleu'' (written by

), Dupuis, 1980 translated in Walloon under the title ''Li vî Bleû'' * ''Le p'tit bout d'chique'' #''Le p'tit bout d'chique'', Marsu Productions, 1989 #''Bout à bout'' (written by Serdu), Marsu Productions, 1992 *''Rubine'' #''Les mémoires troubles'' (written by Mythic), Le Lombard, 1993 #''Fenêtre sur rue'' (written by Mythic), Le Lombard, 1994 #''Le second témoin'' (written by Mythic), Le Lombard, 1995
...later continued by other artists.

Footnotes

Sources

François Walthéry publications in ''Spirou''
BDoubliées

Bedetheque

External links

*
Walthery official site

on Lambiek Comiclopedia
François Walthéry biography
on Dupuis {{DEFAULTSORT:Walthery, Francois 1946 births Belgian comics artists Belgian comics writers Belgian humorists Living people Walloon people Belgian writers in French Spirou (magazine) people