Greg (cartoonist)
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Born | Michel Régnier 5 May 1931 Ixelles, Belgium |
Died | 29 October 1999 Neuilly-sur-Seine,[1] France | (aged 68)
Nationality | Belgian, French |
Area(s) | artist, writer |
Pseudonym(s) | Louis Albert |
Notable works | Luc Orient Bruno Brazil Bernard Prince Achille Talon Rock Derby Zig et Puce |
Awards | full list |
Michel Régnier (5 May 1931 – 29 October 1999), best known by his pseudonym Greg, was a Belgian cartoonist[2] best known for Achille Talon, and later became editor of Tintin magazine.
Biography
Regnier was born in
The series for which Greg is best known,
Regnier became editor-in-chief of
In 1975 he became literary director for the French publisher Dargaud and launched Achille Talon magazine. Having moved to Paris, he became a French citizen, and officially took a new name, Michel Greg.[6] In the late 1970s he moved to the U.S. as a representative for Dargaud, working on several television projects and promoting European comics.[4] He returned to France in the mid-1980s where he continued scripting comics and also wrote novels for the Hardy et Lesage collection of Fleuve Noir.
As "Greg", Regnier was one of the most prolific creators of
Hergé asked him to remake two of The Adventures of Tintin – The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun – into a script for one long animated movie, Tintin and the Temple of the Sun. He also wrote the script for Tintin and the Lake of Sharks. Greg was asked to write two stories for the Tintin comics as well, including Le Thermozéro, but in the end Hergé, wanting to keep all creative control, did not use them.[4]
Michel Regnier died in 1999 in Paris, France.
Bibliography
Only those series for which albums have appeared are mentioned here. Furthermore, Greg has made many series in the 1950s, especially in La Libre Belgique, of which no albums have appeared. Titles are ordered by the first year in which an album appeared, not the first year the comic appeared in a magazine or newspaper.
Series | Years | Volumes | Artwork | Editor | Remarks |
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Chick Bill | 1957–1968 | 19 | Tibet
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Le Lombard and Dargaud | Most of his work on this series is uncredited |
Modeste et Pompon | 1958–1973 | 3 | André Franquin | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Other gags written by René Goscinny and Franquin etc. |
Spirou et Fantasio
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1960–1974 | 6 | André Franquin | Dupuis | Additional stories by Jidéhem and Jean Roba |
Corentin | 1963 | 1 | Paul Cuvelier | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Flamme d'argent | 1965–1968 | 2 | Paul Cuvelier | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Zig et Puce | 1965–1995 | 6 | Greg | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Glénat
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Reprise of the classic series by Alain Saint-Ogan |
Line | 1966–1979 | 4 | Paul Cuvelier | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Bédéscope | |
Achille Talon | 1966–1996 | 42 | Greg | Dargaud | |
Bernard Prince | 1969–1992 | 17 | Hermann, Dany, and Edouard Aidans | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Blanco | |
Luc Orient | 1969–1994 | 18 | Eddy Paape | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Bruno Brazil | 1969–1995 | 11 | William Vance | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Clifton | 1969–1971 | 3 | Jo-El Azara and Turk | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Additional storywriting by Bob de Groot |
Olivier Rameau | 1970–1987 | 11 | Dany | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Comanche | 1972–1998 | 15 | Hermann and Rouge | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Strip Art | |
Alice au pays des merveilles | 1973 | 1 | Dupa, Dany, Turk and De Groot | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland
|
The Adventures of Tintin | 1973 | 1 | Animation stills | Casterman | An adaptation of a script for an animated movie, written by Greg |
Chlorophylle | 1973–1974 | 2 | Dupa | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Constant Souci et le mystère de l'homme aux trèfles | 1974 | 1 | Greg | Glénat | |
Tommy Banco | 1974 | 1 | Eddy Paape | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Les Panthères | 1974–1975 | 3 | Edouard Aidans | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Rock Derby | 1974–1980 | 7 | Greg | Le Lombard, Dargaud and Magic-Strip | |
Les naufragés d'Arroyoka | 1975 | 1 | Claude Auclair | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Jo Nuage et Kay McCloud | 1976 | 1 | Dany | Dargaud | |
Cobalt | 1976–1981 | 2 | Fahrer | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Frère Boudin | 1977–1978 | 2 | Claude Marin | Dargaud | |
Les As | 1978–1986 | 16 | Studio Greg | Dargaud | The only series officially credited to Studio Greg |
Go West | 1979 | 1 | Derib | Dargaud | |
Domino | 1979 | 1 | Chéret | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Les Bolides d'argent | 1981 | 1 | Mitteï | Bédésup | |
Spaghetti | 1982 | 1 | Dino Attanasio | Dargaud | |
Mouminet et Alphonse | 1984 | 1 | Tibet | Magic-Strip | |
Babiole et Zou | 1985 | 1 | Greg | Le Lombard | Created in 1962 |
Le club des Peur-de-Rien | 1985–1986 | 2 | Tibet | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
Papa Talon | 1988 | 1 | Hachel | MC Productions | A spin-off from Achille Talon |
Colby | 1991–1997 | 3 | Michel Blanc-Dumont | Dargaud | |
Johnny Congo | 1992–1993 | 2 | Eddy Paape | Claude Lefrancq |
Awards
- 1985: Spirou et Fantasio: QRN sur Bretzelburg, artist: André Franquin
Sources
- Béra, Michel; Mellot, Philippe (1998). Trésors de la bande dessinée 1999-2000. Paris: Les éditions de l'amateur Ed. de l'amateur. ISBN 2859172580.
- Greg publications in Spirou, Belgian Tintin, French Tintin, Vaillant and Pif and Pilote BDoubliées (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ "Greg biography on Dupuis". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ^ Les compagnes des héros de B.D.: des femmes et des bulles Annie Pilloy - 1994 " Greg - Michel Régnier est né en mai 31 à Ixelles (Bruxelles). Attiré par le journalisme, il quitte néanmoins le ..."
- ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4.
- ^ a b c d De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Greg". In België gestript, pp. 117-119. Tielt: Lannoo.
- ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Greg".
- ^ Dupuis.com. "Greg". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
External links
- Greg biography Archived 28 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine on Dupuis
- Greg biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia