Michel Crespin
Michel Crespin (born April 28, 1955 in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur , Hautes-Alpes , † February 14, 2001 ) was a French cartoonist .
After studying in Nice , he published his first short stories in the Métal hurlant magazine in 1977 . His main theme, the conquest of nature through technical progress, could already be guessed at in this early work. Two years later, his oppressive dystopia Marseil ( Eng : In the shadow of freedom ) followed as an album, five more were to follow. In Germany three volumes of the series appeared under the title Burned Earth .
For the publishing house Vents d'Ouest he drew the three-part medieval saga Troubadour from 1999 . In the 1990s he drew other single albums and also worked as an illustrator for a number of children's books.
Albums
- Scorched Earth (3 albums, Carlsen Verlag 1983–1984)
- Troubadour (3 albums, Arboris 1989-1998)
Web links
- Homepage
- Michel Crespin at comicguide.de
- Michel Crespin at lambiek.net
- Michel Crespin at bedetheque.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crespin, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur , Hautes-Alpes |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2001 |