Georges Pichard
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| Georges Pichard | |
| Born | January 17, 1920 Paris, France |
| Died | June 7, 2003 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | artist, writer |
| Notable works | Ténébrax Submerman Blanche Epiphanie Paulette Caroline Choléra Ceux–là |
Georges Pichard (January 17, 1920 - June 7, 2003) was a French comics artist, known for numerous BD magazine covers, serial publications and albums, stereotypically featuring partially exposed voluptuous women.
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[edit] Biography
A native of Paris, he was educated at the École des Arts Appliques, and after World War II worked as illustrator in advertising before publishing his first cartoon strip in La Semaine de Suzette in 1956, featuring a "girl next-door" character named Miss Mimi.
In the early 60s he met Jacques Lob, with whom he collaborated on the superhero parodies, Ténébrax and Submerman. Ténébrax was first published in the short-lived comics magazine Chouchou, and continued its serial run in Italian magazine Linus.[1] In 1967, Submerman was serialised in Pilote, but after a few years Pichard left the family friendly comics genre entirely.
Having collaborated with Danie Dubos on the more daring Lolly-strip which was serialised in Le Rire in 1966, Pichard and Lob began work within the erotic genre of comics as Blanche Épiphanie started serial publication in V Magazine in 1968.[2] There was significant public reaction as this character acted outside the moral boundaries of the times, and at one point emulated Jane Fonda by going to Vietnam. This period saw Pichard develop his style of shaping his female heroines into tall, well-endowed women with excessive eyeliner make-up to create a gothic appearance.[3]
Pichard continued to push the moral boundaries when he collaborated with Georges Wolinski to create a yet more controversial series featuring an eponymous character, Paulette which began serial publication in Charlie Mensuel in 1970.[4] This development became a target of right-wing politicians of that period, Jean Royer and Michel Debre. Continuing in this genre, Pichard reunited with Danie Dubos to produce Caroline Choléra which was serialised in L'Écho des savanes in 1975.[3] Upon publication of Marie-Gabrielle de Saint-Eutrope in 1977, the explicit nature of Pichard's work led to a ban from bookshops and kiosks.[4]
Less scrutinized for its erotic emphasis are the collaborations Pichard did with science-fiction author Jean-Pierre Andrevon, La Reserve and Édouard from 1974 and Ceux–là from 1977, published in Charlie Mensuel.[5]
Toward the end of his life, Pichard adapted classic erotic stories such as Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan by Guillaume Apollinaire, The Kama-Sutra by Vatsyayana, Trois filles de leur mère by Pierre Louÿs, La Religieuse by Denis Diderot and Germinal by Emile Zola.
[edit] Bibliography
| Title | Year | Vol. | Editor | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ténébrax | 1963 | Serg | written by Jacques Lob | |
| Submerman | 1967 | Glénat | written by Jacques Lob | |
| Lolly-strip | 1972 | Losfeld | written by Danie Dubos | |
| Blanche Epiphanie | 1972 | 6 | Serg/Dargaud | written by Jacques Lob |
| Paulette | 1971 | 7 | Le Square/Dargaud | written by Georges Wolinski |
| Ulysse | 1974 | 2 | Dargaud | written by Jacques Lob |
| James du Tiers Bond -Ah! ça ira Sahara | 1975 | ABC | written by Françoise Prévost | |
| Caroline Choléra | 1975 | 3 | Editions du Fromage | written by Danie Dubos |
| Marie-Gabrielle de Saint-Eutrope | 1977 | 2 | Glénat | |
| Édouard + La Réserve | 1978 | Le Square | written by Jean-Pierre Andrevon | |
| L'usine | 1979 | 2 | Glénat | |
| Ceux–là | 1980 | Le Square | written by Jean-Pierre Andrevon | |
| Les manufacturées | 1980 | 2 | Le Square | written by Faraldo |
| Carmen | 1981 | Albin Michel | written by Prosper Mérimée | |
| Bornéo Jo | 1983 | 2 | Albin Michel | written by Danie Dubos |
| La Comtesse rouge | 1985 | Editions Dominique Leroy | written by Léopold Sacher Masochs | |
| Les Sorcières de Thessalie | 1985 | 2 | Glénat | |
| La fleur de lotus | 1987 | Albin Michel | written by Jin Ping Mei | |
| Marlène et Jupiter | 1988 | Yes Company | ||
| Madoline | 1990 | 2 | CAP | |
| Les Exploits d'un Don Juan | 1991 | Albin Michel | from Guillaume Apollinaire | |
| Le Kama Soutra | 1991 | Curiosa | from Vatsyayana | |
| Trois filles de leur mère | 1992 | Curiosa | from Pierre Louÿs | |
| La voie du repentir | 1992 | CAP | ||
| La religieuse | 1992 | Création Art Presse | from Denis Diderot | |
| Germinal | 1992 | Magic Strip | from Emile Zola |
[edit] Sources
- Georges Pichard publications in Pilote, Charlie Mensuel, L'Écho des Savanes and Circus BDoubliées (French)
- Georges Pichard albums Bedetheque (French)
- Footnotes
- ^ coolfrenchcomics.com. Ténébrax.
- ^ BdZoom (June 8, 2003). La mort de Georges Pichard (French).
- ^ a b Lambiek Comiclopedia. Georges Pichard.
- ^ a b Perrone, Pierre (July 28, 2003). Obituary: Georges Pichard. The Independent.
- ^ Damned Productions. Andrevon (French).
[edit] External links
- Georges Pichard biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
