Hermann Huppen

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Hermann Huppen (2009)

Hermann Huppen (born July 17, 1938 in Bévercé ) is a Belgian comic artist and writer. He only operates under his first name and is therefore only known as Hermann .

The best known of his works are the series Comanche , Andy Morgan and Jeremiah .

Career

Hermann was born in Bévercé near Liège in 1938. After studying furniture design, he first worked as an interior designer . In 1964 he wrote and drew his first comic for Spirou magazine . Greg recognized his talent and asked him to continue working as a cartoonist. In 1966 he began with Greg as a copywriter on the Andy Morgan series , which appeared in Tintin magazine. 1969 was added as another series Comanche .

In 1977 he began to write his own stories and realized the very successful series Jeremiah , which is still published today. In 1984 the series The Towers of Bos-Maury , set in the Middle Ages , was added.

In addition to the series, there were many individual volumes, including the now filmed volume Die Bluthochzeit .

In 2016 Hermann was awarded the Grand Prix de la Ville d'Angoulême .

Works (selection)

  • Andy Morgan (1966-1978, 2010)
  • Jugurtha (1967-1970)
  • Comanche (1969–1985)
  • Jeremiah (1978-)
  • Little Robin's Dreams (1980–1983)
  • The towers of Bos-Maury (1984–)
  • Missié Vandisandi (1991)
  • Sarajevo Tango (1995)
  • Caatinga (1997)
  • The Death of Wild Bill (1999)
  • Blood Wedding (2000)
  • Blood Bond (2000)
  • Manhattan Beach 1957 (2002)
  • Zhong Guo (2003)
  • The girl from Ipanema (2005)
  • In Dracula's Footsteps (2006)
  • Africa (2007)
  • The Dissolute Life of the Nylon Man (2007)
  • The Devil of the Seven Seas (2008-2009)
  • Full moon night (2011)
  • Return to the Congo (2013)
  • Station 16 (2014)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IMDb entry
personal data
SURNAME Huppen, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian comic artist
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Bévercé , Belgium