Rodolphe

This article is about the French comic book author. On the Alsatian musician and composer see Jean-Joseph Rodolphe .

Rodolphe, October 2008

Rodolphe Daniel Jacquette alias Rodolphe (born May 18, 1948 in Bois-Colombes , France ) is a French comic book author . He is currently one of the most successful French authors of scenarios for adventure, fantasy and police stories, which are put into the picture by various comic artists. Many of his series are also known in Germany. For the most part, however, only individual volumes have been published in German translation.

Career

After studying literature in Nanterre , he first worked as a teacher and later as a bookseller. After meeting the comic book artist Jacques Lob in 1975 , he began writing comic book scenarios.

His first comic book Le Conservateur appeared in 1976, drawn by Jean-Claude Floc'h. The following year, Annie Goetzinger carried out Enquête au Collège . This was followed by work with various illustrators for the magazine (à suivre) , Métal Hurlant , Rock , Charlie and Pilote .

In the early 1980s he began the series Raffini (with Jacques Ferrandez ) and Les Écluses du Ciel (with Michel Rouge ) first long-term projects. With Jacques Ferrandez he also realized a few one shots (including The Viscount in 1986 ).

In 1984 the first volume of his successful series Cliff Burton was published , which was initially drawn by Frédérik Garcia and later by Michel Durand . Other well-known series in Germany are Taï Dor (co-author: Serge Le Tendre , draftsman: Jean-Luc Serrano ), Kenya (draftsman: Léo ) and The Other World (with Florence Magnin ). In total, Rodolphe wrote the scenarios for over 70 comic albums. In addition, he also works as a poet, critic and organizer of exhibitions. Among other things, he is artistic advisor at the Blois Festival.

Honourings and prices

• Brignais (1987): Bulle d'Or as best scenarioist,
• Solliès-Ville (1993): best scenarioist, prix Jacques Lob as best scenarioist,
• Hyères (1994): Special jury award for the album Schizo ,
• Charleroi , Festival International de la Bande Dessinée (1994): Award for the best series ( Cliff Burton )

bibliography

Only albums and series of which at least individual volumes are available in German translation are listed. The year refers to the first release as an album (the first volume in the series) in France / Belgium, not to the first appearance in a magazine or magazine. The information on the publisher relates to the publication of the German translation.

series	German title	year	Volumes	Illustrator	publishing company
Raffini (Une enquête du commissaire)	As single volumes: The Man with the Claw / The Master of the Night	1980	9	Jacques Ferrandez	Blue circle
Les Écluses du Ciel	The gates of heaven	1983	7th	Michel Rouge	Reiner Feest Verlag
Anne & Charles	The extraordinary experiences of Anne and Charles	1983	2	Jacques Ferrandez	Carlsen
Cliff Burton	Cliff Burton	1984	9	Frédérik Garcia / Michel Durand	Carlsen
Le Vicomte	The Viscount	1986	1	Jacques Ferrandez	Alpha Comic Verlag
Cruelles	The cruel	1986	1	Buffin	Alpha Comic Verlag
Tai Dor	The legend of the Tai Dor Empire	1987	7th	Jean-Luc Serrano	Carlsen / Ehapa
Marie Jade	Marie Jade	1988	1	Chris Scheuer	Alpha Comic Verlag
Le Blaireau	The Badger	1990	3	Boem	Alpha Comic Verlag
Trent	Trent	1991	8th	Léo	Salleck
L'Autre Monde	The other world	1991	2	Florence Magnin	Arboris Publishing House
Mary la Noire	The black Mary	1995	2	Florence Magnin	Arboris Publishing House
master	Master: The death game	1998	1	Alain Mounier	Cult editions
Kenya	Kenya	2001	4th	Léo	epsilon
La Maison Dieu	The God House	2001	5	Nathalie Berr	Arboris Publishing House
Comanche	Comanche	2002	1	Michel Rouge	Cult editions
Centaurus	Centaurus	2015	2	Léo	Splitter Publishing House

Web links

Commons : Rodolphe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Rodolphe in the catalog of the German National Library