Dany (comics artist)
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Dany, pseudonym for Daniel Henrotin (born January 28, 1943) is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for Olivier Rameau and Ça vous intéresse?.
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[edit] Biography
Daniel Henrotin was born in Marche-en-Famenne in 1943. [1] After studying at the Art School of Liège, he started working as a comics artist in 1966, as an assistent for Mitteï, an artist working for Tintin magazine. Dany worked there for a year and then had to leave in order to do his lilitary service.[1]
Afterwards, he started collaborating directly on Tintin magazine with illustrations and short stories, and worked in the studio of Greg, the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Greg wrote a poetic story about Olivier Rameau and the people of Dreamland, and it marked the debut of Dany's first successful and longest running series. They would collaborate on some other short-lived series, and in the 1990s Greg wrote the final two stories of Bernard Prince for Dany after Hermann had quit the series.[1]
Dany obtained critical success with his 1977 collaboration with Jean Van Hamme, Histoire sans héros, one of the first European graphic novels to reach a wider audience.[1]
But his main commercial success came in 1990 when he started a series of erotic joke comics with Ça vous intéresse?. The series was an instant success, and many artists and writers have collaborated on the books, magazines, and multimedia that have followed since.[1]
[edit] Bibliography
| Series | Years | Volumes | Scenarist | Editor | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Rameau | 1970 - 2005 | 12 | Greg | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Joker | |
| Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice in Wonderland) | 1973 | 1 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Additional artwork by Dupa, Turk and De Groot |
| Jo Nuage et Kay McCloud | 1976 | 1 | Greg | Dargaud | |
| Histoire sans héros | 1977 - 1997 | 2 | Jean Van Hamme | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
| Arlequin | 1979 - 1985 | 3 | Jean Van Hamme | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
| Bernard Prince | 1980 - 1989 | 2 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Continuation of the series started by Hermann Huppen |
| Ça vous intéresse? | 1990 - 2002 | 6 | De Groot and others | P&T Productions | |
| Equator | 1992 - 1998 | 3 | Dany | Le Lombard and Alpen |
[edit] Awards
- 1971: Future award at the Prix Saint-Michel, Brussels
[edit] Notes
[edit] Source
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (1998): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 1999-2000". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur. ISBN 2-85917-258-0
[edit] External Links
- Official website (French) (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
- Biography at Comiclopedia] (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
- Biography of Dany at a fan site] (French) (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
