René Follet
René Follet | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 10 April 1931
Died | 13 March 2020 Brussels, Belgium | (aged 88)
Nationality | Belgian |
Area(s) | artist |
Pseudonym(s) | Ref |
Notable works | Les Zingari Yvan Zourine Steve Severin Terreur |
Awards | full list |
René Follet (10 April 1931 – 13 March 2020), sometimes known by the pen name Ref, was a Belgian illustrator, comics writer and artist.
Biography
René Follet was born in
In his long cartooning career, spanning over 50 years, Follet never had a long-running or particularly successful series, but his many shorter series and one-shots earned him the acclaim of many of his peers.
As an illustrator he worked in pencil, acrylic, and other materials, and as a cartoonist was considered a master of the realistic and picturesque drawing style, or as he was dubbed, "the 'most famous unknown' great master of the 9th art".[1][3]
His major influences were Jijé, whose series Valhardi he continued for two albums, and the Dutch comics artist Hans G. Kresse (known for his American Indian series 'Les Peaux-Rouges' published by Casterman).[2]
Follet died at the age of 88 on 13 March 2020.[4][5]
Bibliography
Comics
Series | Years | Volumes | Writer | Editor | Remarks |
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Bruno Brazil | 1973–1977 | 5 | Greg
|
Magic-Strip | William Vance drew the comics, Follet provided the page lay-out |
Ivan Zourine | 1979 | 2 | Jacques Stoquart | Magic-Strip | |
Steve Severin | 1981–2003 | 9 | Jacques Stoquart and Yvan Delporte | Glénat
|
3 in French - 6 additional in Dutch |
L'Iliade | 1982 | 1 | Jacques Stoquart | Glénat | Adapted from the Ilias by Homer |
Jacques Le Gall | 1984–1985 | 2 | Jean-Michel Charlier | Dupuis | A collaboration with MiTacq
|
Valhardi | 1984–1986 | 2 | Jacques Stoquart and André-Paul Duchâteau | Dupuis | Continuation of the series after Jijé and Eddy Paape |
Alain Brisant | 1985 | 1 | Maurice Tillieux | Dupuis | |
Edmund Bell | 1987–1990 | 4 | Jacques Stoquart and Martin Lodewijk | Cl. Lefrancq | Based on the stories by John Flanders (Jean Ray) |
Daddy | 1991-92 | 2 | Loup Durand | Cl. Lefrancq | |
Bob Morane | 1991–2000 | 3 | Henri Vernes | Nautilus and Claude Lefrancq | Follet drew one story in 2000, and made the cover art for two others (drawn by Gerald Forton) |
Harricana | 1992 | 1 | Jean-Claude de la Royère | Claude Lefrancq | Drawn by Denis Mérezette, Follet did the page lay-out |
Marshall Blueberry | 1994 | 1 | Jean Giraud | Alpen | Drawn by William Vance, Follet did the page lay-out |
Ikar | 1995–1997 | 2 | Pierre Makyo
|
Glénat | |
Les autos de l'aventure | 1996–1998 | 2 | De la Royère | Citroën | Promotional comics |
Terreur | 2002–2004 | 2 | André-Paul Duchâteau | Le Lombard | Fictional biography of Madame Tussaud
|
Les Zingari | 2004–2005 | 2 | Yvan Delporte | Hibou | |
Shelena | 2005 | 1 | Jéromine Pasteur | Casterman | |
L'étoile du soldat | 2007 | 1 | Christophe De Ponfilly | Casterman | Announced (28 August 2007)[6] |
L'affaire Dominici | 2010 | 1 | Pascal Bresson | Glénat |
Book illustrations
According to Follet, illustrations are too short in comics[clarification needed]; so he also illustrated novels or history books :
- 1949 : Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1962 : The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (Golden Pleasure Books)
- 1962 : The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
- 1965 : The Wonderful Life of the Uganda Martyrs by P.Laridan (G. Chapman Editor)
- 1967–1969 : Les Grecs, La chevallerie, Cordées Souterraines (Dupuis editor)
- 1980 : Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain
- 1983–1986 : Colonnies françaiseswith Henri Servien (ed. de Chiré)
- 1988 : Searching for Tutankhamun by Francis Youssef (Blake and Mortimer Editor for Edgar P. Jacobs)
- several covers for Henri Vernes's novels (Lefrancq editor)
He also worked:
- in Scouts de France with Pierre Joubert(illustrator of boys' adventure novels, particularly the Signe de Piste (Trail Sign) line),
- in Plein Jeu for Belgian scouting publications.
- in White Fathers publications : Caravane, John Bosco, Charles de Foucauld, Charles Lavigerie...
- in Franquin
- in Tintin magazine: Rocky Bill with Yves Duval, Texas Slim from Paul Cuvelier, Samourai of black sun and Hurricane at West with Jean-Michel Charlier
- in Bonnes Soirées with Alexandre Dumas, père...)
- in Pep and Eppo (two Dutch magazines): (The Call of the Wild by Jack London...)
- with William Vance for Bob Morane and Bruno Brazil
Awards
- 1975: Revelation of the year at the Prix Saint-Michel, Brussels
- 1998: Tournesol Award, for Ikar 2 at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
- 2003: Grand Prix for drawing of the Chambre belge des Experts en Bande Dessinée (Belgian Chamber of Comics Experts)[7]
- 2006: Nominated for the best artwork at the Prix Saint-Michel
Sources
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (2002): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 2003-2004". ISBN 2-85917-357-9
- Peeters Jozef (2006) : René Follet, un rêveur sédentaire (éd.l'Age d'Or)
- René Follet publications in Belgian Tintin, French Tintin and Spirou BDoubliées (in French)
- René Follet albums Bedetheque (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d De Weyer, Geert (2005). "René Follet". In België gestript, pp. 110-111. Tielt: Lannoo.
- ^ a b c Interview with ZozoLala magazine (in Dutch)
- ^ or as the website Evene puts it:
"le plus 'célèbre méconnu' des grands maîtres du 9e art."
- ^ Décès d’un grand artiste : René Follet !
- ^ rainews.it (14 March 2020). "Arte, addio al fumettista René Follet". Brussels. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Casterman site
- ^ Biography at Bédétheque
External links
- René Follet biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- René Follet overview Retrieved 06-11-2008
- Yvan Zourine web site Retrieved 06-11-2008