Fred (comic book artist)

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Fred Othon Aristidès, best known as Fred, is a French comic writer, born in Paris, France on 5 March 1931, a son of greek immigrants. He is best known for his Philémon series.

[edit] Works

He first published his cartoons at the age of 20, in several magazines, both french and foreigner, such as Ici Paris, France Dimanche, and The New Yorker, among others.

His first comics were published in Zéro in 1954.

In 1960, he created satirical journal Hara-Kiri with Georges Bernier and Cavanna. He was the magazine's artistic director and drew its first 60 covers.

In 1980, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville at the seventh Angoulême International Comics Festival.

[edit] List of titles

Le Fond de l'Air est Frais
Hum
Ça va, ça vient
Y a Plus de Saisons
Le Manu Manu
Le Petit cirque (1973)
Magic Palace Hôtel
Parade
Cythère, l'apprentie sorcière
Manège (1983)
La Magique lanterne magique (1983)
L'Histoire du corbac aux baskets(1993)
L'Histoire du conteur électrique (1995)
Le Noir, la couleur et lavis (1997)
L'Histoire de la dernière image (1999)
Fredissimo - L'album du millénaire (2000)

[edit] Philemon

Fred´s most famous creation, Philémon was born in 1966, for a 15 page story he promised to Spirou magazine, which refused. But Goscinny himself, creator of Astérix and many other classic french comics, loved his work and asked for more. Fred wrote a script and showed it to Gosciny, who asked for its publishing, but Fred said he wouldn´t do it unless he would make the drawings himself. Goscinny agreed and so the first published adventure of Philemon, "Philémon et le Naufragé du A" was published. The series ended in 1987, 15 albums after it began.