Jean Graton
Jean Graton (born August 10, 1923 in Nantes , † January 21, 2021 in Brussels ) was a French comic artist who was best known for the Michel Vaillant series he created , which he wrote and drew from 1957–2006.
Career
Through his father, who organized motorcycle races, Jean Graton came into contact with motorsport at an early age. His first drawing was printed in a local newspaper at the age of eight. After the war he moved to Brussels, where he initially worked as an advertising and industrial draftsman. Eventually he got a job in the World's Press from Georges Troisfontaines, where he drew short stories by Uncle Paul that appeared in Spirou .
In Tintin , Jean Graton was given the opportunity to draw from his own texts. In 1957 he started the Michel Vaillant series , which became a great success and a classic of racing driver comics. He later had to resort to assistants and opened his own studio to handle the work. He founded his own publishing house, Graton Éditeur , in 1982.
Jean Graton retired from drawing in 2001 for health reasons and left the day-to-day business in Studio Graton to his son Philippe, who also works as a copywriter for the Michel Vaillant series. The comics appear today with a new team of artists at Verlag Dupuis , who also took over the Graton Éditeur publishing house in 2020 .
Jean Graton, who lost a son in 2009 and his wife in 2011, was in need of care after several strokes . He lived in a nursing home in Brussels and died there on January 21, 2021.
Works
- 1951: Uncle Paul
- 1957–2006: Michel Vaillant , 70 volumes (continues with a new team of artists)
- 1966–1972: Les Labourdet, 12 volumes
- 1976–1980: Julie Wood , 8 volumes
- 1981: Les grands événements de Citroën
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Graton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jean Graton on lejournaldetintin.free.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean Graton on bedetheque.com (French)
- ↑ Jean Graton on lambiek.net (English)
- ^ Dupuis prend le contrôle de Graton éditeur L'Echo. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Décès de Jean Graton, créateur de Michel Vaillant et dernier monstre sacré de l'âge d'or de la BD franco-belge. In: La Libre. January 21, 2021, accessed January 21, 2021 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graton, Jean |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | French comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nantes |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2021 |
| Place of death | Brussels |