Gürcan Gürsel
Gürcan Gürsel (born March 15, 1959 in Turhal , Turkey ) is a Turkish cartoonist. He is the author and draftsman of various successful comic series, in particular Les Foots Furieux ( The Champions or Die Chaos-Kicker ).
Live and act
Gürcan Gürsel attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul from 1977 to 1981 . For more than 20 years he worked in the Turkish, socially critical satire magazine Gırgır , but also for the magazines Çarşaf, Fırt, Laklak, Avni, Fırfır and Dıgıl. He also worked for the Turkish edition of the American satirical magazine Mad .
In 1988 he emigrated to Belgium and then created several comic series that were very popular in France and Belgium. His drawing style is based on the tradition of the École Marcinelle . Beyond the humorous aspect, his sports comics stand out due to the high level of detail in the movement sequences.
Works (selection)
On the subject of sport:
- Les Foots Furieux (German: The Champions from 2004 at Panini , Arboris , BSE and Zomerdijk; about football)
- Top 15 (from 2007; about rugby )
On the subject of erotic:
- Rooie Oortjes (German: Red Ears / Highlights ; Published from 1993 by Arboris, BSE and Boemerang)
literature
- Kilian Schmidtner: Gürsel, Gürcan . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 65, Saur, Munich a. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23032-5 , p. 13.
Web links
- Biography at the German comic guide
- Biography at the international comic directory lambiek.net (English)
- Blog at blogspot (Turkish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gürsel, Gürcan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turhal , Turkey |