Yves Chaland
Yves Chaland (born April 3, 1957 in Lyon , † July 18, 1990 ) was a French illustrator and comic book author. Around 1980 he coined the “ atomic style ”, which visually referred to the 1950s.
biography
At the age of 17, Yves Chaland published his first comic strips in Fanzine Biblipop . In 1975, Lo Parisenc en Vacanças was his first long comic. During his studies he produced the fanzine L'Unité de Valeur together with Luc Cornillon . It was through this work that Jean-Pierre Dionnet became aware of her, who in 1978 commissioned Chaland and Cornillon to produce a series of short comic stories for the new, large adult comic magazine Métal hurlant . For this they first drew parodic imitations of comics from the 1950s. These finally appeared in the anthology Captivant . Chaland subsequently developed his more well-known comic characters such as Bob Fish (1980), Adolphus Claar (1981) and Freddy Lombard on the website of Métal hurlant , all drawn in the nostalgic and futuristic 1950s style, now also called "style atome".
In 1981 Chaland also colored the first two episodes of John Difool , the work of his colleague Moebius . In 1982 Chaland created the character Klein Albert , a malicious and vicious Brussels badass in the war and post-war period. Chaland also drew a story for the Spirou series . However, his drawings seemed too nostalgic to the Dupuis publishing house , so it stayed with this one story for the time being. It wasn't until 1990 that a second followed with Steel Hearts . In the 1980s, Chaland also produced many advertising graphics . In 1990, at the age of 33, he and his daughter died in a traffic accident.
Yves Chaland is one of the most important representatives of the new Ligne claire and shaped the “atomic style” as a modification. He complements the classic drawing style , which was influenced by Hergé and André Franquin , with ironic elements in the narrative level. In German, his works published The Adventures of Freddy Lombard from 1985 for several years when Carlsen Verlag , the works of young Albert and Spirou: Steel heart contrast in X for U . Some new editions were published by other publishers.
bibliography
- Lo Parisenc en Vacanças , 1975
- Captivant , 1979 with Luc Cornillon
- Bob Fish , 1980
- John Bravo , 1980
- The adventures of Freddy Lombard (Les Aventures de Freddy Lombard) , 1981–1990, 5 volumes, volume 3–5 with scenarios by Yann
- Adolphus Claar , 1982
- Spirou et Fantasio : Spirou au Bocongo , 1982
- Little Albert (Le Jeune Albert) , 1985
- Spirou and Fantasio : Hearts of Steel (Spirou et Fantasio: Cœurs d'Acier) , 1990
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry at Lambiek
- ↑ a b c Andreas C. Knigge: Comics - From mass sheet to multimedia adventure , p. 298 f. Rowohlt, 1996.
- ↑ Geert De Weyer: 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast like ontbreken , p. 213. Amsterdam / Antwerpen, Atlas, 2008. ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4 .
- ^ The adventures of Freddy Lombard in the German Comic Guide
- ↑ Klein Albert at the German Comic Guide
- ↑ Hearts of Steel in the German Comic Guide
Web links
- Fan site with information about Yves Chaland (English)
- Entry at Lambiek (English)
- Entry in Bedetheque (French)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Chaland, Yves |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French draftsman and comic book author |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1990 |