Grzegorz Rosiński (born 3 August 1941) is a Polish comic book artist. He is best known for providing the artwork for the series ''

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''.

Early life

Grzegorz Rosiński was born in

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in 1941.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Rosinski". In België gestript, pp. 152-153. Tielt: Lannoo. In 1967 he graduated the Liceum of Fine Arts in

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and then joined the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw.

Career

Until the late 1970s he authored numerous book illustrations for various Polish publishers and authors. He also authors some of the most popular Polish

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series of the time, including the ''Illustrated

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'', '' Kapitan Żbik'' and '' Pilot śmigłowca''. Initially publishing his comic books only in newspapers and magazines (among them '' Sztandar Młodych''), with time his works started to be published separately. He is also the creator and the first editor of the ''Relax'' magazine, the first Polish language magazine devoted solely to comic books. In 1976 Rosiński received a scholarship in

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, where he met

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, who wrote for him the series ''

'', one of the most popular European comic book series. Since 1980, 31 volumes have been published. The comic has appeared in ''

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'' magazine. Rosiński also has made some comics for the '' Spirou'' magazine, under the pseudonym 'Rosek'. Although he returned to Poland, he continued in the next decades to collaborate with Belgian and French authors. In 1980 he started another successful series of comic books named '' Hans'', this time with

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. In 1992 Rosiński was replaced by

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(''Kas'') as the artist of the series. After the imposition of the Martial Law in Poland in 1981, Rosiński moved to Belgium. At first, he lived with Jean Van Hamme while his wife and three kids stay behind in Warsaw. A few years later he received Belgian citizenship. He became one of the most popular authors of comic books in Western Europe. Among his later works are a series ''

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'' (with Van Hamme) started in 1987 and a 1992 series titled '' La complainte des landes perdues'' (with

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). In 2001 the Rosiński-Van Hamme duo published yet another comic book titled ''Western'', based on a

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plot, in which Rosiński changed his style considerably. Since 2004 he published a series on ''

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'' (with Yves Sente). During the summer of 2011, a major exhibition was shown in the medieval town of

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, Switzerland.

Personal life

Currently, Grzegorz Rosiński lives in Switzerland.

Selected bibliography

*''

'' 1980-still published (with

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and Yves Sente), 34 albums,

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*'' Hans ''1983-1996 (with

), 5 albums solo, 3 albums together with Kas, Le Lombard *'' The fantastic boottrip'' 1987-1988 (with J-C Smit Le Bénédicte), 2 albums, Le Lombard *'' Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel'' 1988 (with

), 1 album,

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*'' La complainte des landes perdues'' 1993-1998 (with

), 4 albums,

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* ''Western'' 2001 (with

), 1 album, Le Lombard *'' The revenge of count Skarbek'' 2004-2005 (with Yves Sente), 2 albums, Dargaud

Awards

*1979: Award for Best Realistic Artwork at the

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, Belgium *1983: Award for Best Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel *1987: Grand prix des Alpages,

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, Switzerland *1989:

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at the

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*1990: nominated for Best Long Comic Strip at the

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*1991: winner of the Best Drawing award and the Public Vote award and nominated for Best Short Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards *1994: nominated for Best Cover at the Haxtur Awards *2003: nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival *2004: Grand Prix Saint-Michel :: - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards *2005: Sanglier d'Or at the festival of Nîmes, FranceToutenBD
:: - nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival :: - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip and Best Cover at the Haxtur Awards * 2006: nominated for Best Comic (French language) at the Prix Saint-Michel :: - nominated for Best Long Comic Strip a Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosinski, Grzegorz 1941 births Living people Polish comics artists Recipients of the Order of Leopold II Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta