Hermann Huppen
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| Hermann Huppen | |
| Birth name | Hermann Huppen |
| Born | July 17, 1938 (age 68) Liège, Belgium |
| Nationality |
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| Area(s) | artist, writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Hermann |
| Notable works | Jeremiah Les Tours de Bois-Maury |
| Awards | full list |
Hermann Huppen (born July 17, 1938) is a Belgian comic book artist. He is better known under his pen-name Hermann. He is most famous for his post-apocalyptic comic Jeremiah which was made into a television series.
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[edit] Biography
Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé near Liège.[1] After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in Spirou magazine with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry.
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou magazine.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H.. One of them, Liens de Sang, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both sombre and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.[1]
[edit] Selected bibliography
Most of these comics have been published in French and Dutch: other translations are noted in the "remarks" column.
| Series | Years | Volumes | Written by | Editor | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Prince | 1969-1980 | 14 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Translated into German[3] |
| Comanche | 1972-1983 | 10 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Continued by Rouge for four more stories |
| Jugurtha | 1975-1977 | 2 | Vernal | RTP, Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
| Jeremiah | 1979- | 27 | Hermann | Fleurus, Edi-3, Novedi, Hachette, and Dupuis | Translated into Danish and German and published in English by Catalan Communications and Fantagraphics[3] |
| Alerte aux pirates | 1980 | 1 | Yvs Duval and Step | Bédéscope | |
| Les Dalton | 1980 | 1 | Yves Duval | Bédéscope | |
| Nic | 1981-1983 | 3 | Morphée | Dupuis | Translated into Danish[3] |
| Les Tours de Bois-Maury | 1984-2001 | 13 | Hermann | Glénat | Volume 12 written by his son Yves H.: translated into Danish, published in English by Titan Books[3] |
| Abominable | 1988 | 1 | Hermann | Glénat | Published in English in 1990 by Catalan Communications[3] |
| Missié Vandisandi | 1991 | 1 | Hermann | Dupuis | |
| Sarajevo Tango | 1995 | 1 | Hermann | Dupuis | The first book Hermann made in direct color. |
| Le secret des hommes-chiens | 1995 | 1 | Yves Huppen | Dupuis | First collaboration with his son Yves |
| Caatinga | 1997 | 1 | Hermann | Le Lombard | |
| On a tué Wild Bill | 1999 | 1 | Hermann | Dupuis | |
| Liens de sang | 2000 | 1 | Yves H. | Le Lombard | Published in English by Dark Horse Comics[3] |
| Lune de guerre | 2000 | 1 | Jean Van Hamme | Dupuis | |
| Manhattan Beach 1957 | 2002 | 1 | Yves H. | Le Lombard | |
| Shong Guo | 2003 | 1 | Yves H. | Dupuis | |
| The girl from Ipanema | 2005 | 1 | Yves H. | Le Lombard | |
| Sur les traces de Dracula : Vlad l'empaleur | 2006 | 1 | Yves H. | Casterman | |
| La Vie exagerée de l'Homme Nylon | 2007 | 1 | Hans-Michael Kirstein | Le Lombard |
[edit] Awards
- 1973: Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
- 1980: Prix Saint-Michel
- 1992: Best Long Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards, Spain
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- - nominated for Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards
- 1999: nominated for Best Drawing and Best Cover at the Haxtur Awards
- 2001: Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards
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- - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip and Best Script at the Haxtur Awards
- 2002: Grand Prix Saint-Michel
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- - nominated for Best Short Comic Strip and Best Drawing at the Haxtur Awards
- 2003: nominated for the Audience Award and the Artwork Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
- 2005: nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
- 2006: nominated for Best Comic (French language) at the Prix Saint-Michel
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Hermann". In België gestript, pp. 124-125. Tielt: Lannoo.
- ^ IMDb entry
- ^ a b c d e f Michigan State University Libraries. Index to the Comic Art Collection: "Herma" to "Hermus". Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
[edit] Source
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (2002): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 2003-2004". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur. ISBN 2-85917-357-9
