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 well-endowed women with partially exposed chests.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Partial bibliography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

A native of Paris, he was educated at the Ecole 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 Miss Mimi, a "girl next-door".

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 magazine Chouchou, and continued its serial run in Italian magazine Linus.^[1] In 1967, Submerman was serialised in Pilote, but Pichard later left the family friendly arena 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.

Pichard continued further when he collaborated with Georges Wolinski to create a yet more controversial character, Paulette which began serial publication in Charlie Mensuel in 1970.^[3] This development became a target of right-wing politicians of that period, Jean Royer and Michel Debre. Continuing this genre, Pichard reunited with Danie Dubos, noted for her outstanding scenarios, to produce Caroline Choléra which was serialised in L'Écho des savanes in 1975.^[4] 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.^[3] 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 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] Partial bibliography

• Ténébrax (with Lob, 1973, Serg)
• Lolly-strip (with Danie Dubos, 1972, Losfeld)
• Submerman (with Lob, 1976-1978, Glénat)
• Blanche Epiphanie (with Lob, 6 albums, 1972-1984, Serg/Les Humanoïdes Associés/Dargaud)
• Paulette (with Georges Wolinski, 7 albums, 1971-1977, Le Square/Dargaud)
• Ulysse (with Lob, 2 albums, 1974-1975, Dargaud)
• James du Tiers Bond -Ah! ça ira Sahara (with Françoise Prévost, 1975, ABC)
• Caroline Choléra (with Danie Dubos, 3 albums, 1976-1980, Editions du Fromage)
• Marie-Gabrielle de Saint-Eutrope (2 albums, 1977-1981, Glénat)
• Édouard + La Réserve (with Jean-Pierre Andrevon, 1978, Le Square)
• L'usine (2 albums, 1979-1980, Glénat)
• Ceux–là (with Jean-Pierre Andrevon, 2 albums, 1980, Le Square)
• Les manufacturées (with Faraldo, 1980, Le Square)
• Carmen (with Prosper Mérimée, 1981, Albin Michel)
• Bornéo Jo (with Danie Dubos, 2 albums, 1983-1984, Dargaud)
• La Comtesse rouge (with Léopold Sacher Masoch, 1985, Editions Dominique Leroy)
• Les Sorcières de Thessalie (2 albums, 1985-1986, Glénat)
• La fleur de lotus (with Jin Ping Mei, 1987, Albin Michel)
• Marlène et Jupiter (1988, Yes Company)
• Madoline (2 albums, 1990-1992, CAP)
• Les Exploits d'un Don Juan (based on text by Guillaume Apollinaire, 1991, Albin Michel)
• Le Kama Soutra (based on text by Vatsyayana, 1991, Curiosa)
• La voie du repentir (1992, C.A.P.)
• La religieuse (based on text by Denis Diderot, 1992, Création Art Presse)
• Germinal (based on text by Emile Zola, 1992, Magic strip)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Georges Pichard biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia