Pierre Christin
| Pierre Christin | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Christin at Japan Expo 2010 | |
| Born | 27 July 1938 Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Linus |
Notable works | Valérian and Laureline La Ville qui n'existait pas La voyageuse de la petite ceinture Rumeurs sur le Rouerge |
| Awards | full list |
Pierre Christin (French: [kʁistɛ̃]; born 27 July 1938) is a French comics creator and writer.
Biography
Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.[1]
After graduating from the
Les Mauvais Rêves (Bad Dreams)
.
In addition to the ongoing Valerian, Christin has written several other comics one-shots, including The City That Didn't Exist (La Ville qui n'existe pas), The Black Order Brigade (Les Phalanges de l'ordre noir) and The Hunting Party (Partie de chasse) (all illustrated by Enki Bilal). Among the many European comics artist he has collaborated with are Enki Bilal, Jacques Tardi, Alexis, Raymond Poïvet, Jijé, Annie Goetzinger, Daniel Ceppi, and François Boucq. He has also written screenplays and science-fiction novels.
Awards
- 1976: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Best French Author[3]
- 1986: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Library Readers Award, for La voyageuse de la petite ceinture[4]
- 1995: The Circles of Power)
- 1997: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Hostages of the Ultralum)[5]
- 1996: Best International Writer
- 2019: Angoulême International Comics Festival René Goscinny award
Notes
- ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4.
- ^ Historical Faculty Files, University Archives, University of Utah http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/UU_EAD,156 Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ToutEnBD. "Le palmarès 1976" (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-03-13.
- ^ ToutEnBD. "Le palmarès 1986" (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-06-25.
- ^ La sauce verte. "Prix Tournesol" (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-10-19.
References
- Pierre Christin publications in Pilote BDoubliées (in French)
- Pierre Christin albums Bedetheque (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Christin.
- Pierre Christin biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
