Yves Chaland
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| Yves Chaland | |
| Born | April 3, 1957 Lyon, France |
| Died | July 18, 1990 (aged 33) |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | artist, writer |
| Notable works | Bob Fish Adolphus Claar Freddy Lombard |
| Awards | full list |
Yves Chaland (born April 3, 1957 in Lyon, France; died July 18, 1990 (car accident) was a French cartoonist.
During the 1980s, together with Ted Benoît, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he relaunched the Ligne claire style (more accurately, his sub-genre the "futuristic" Atomic style) in French comics.
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[edit] Biography
Chaland published his first strips in the fanzine Biblipop when he was 17. During his studies at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Etienne, France, he created his own one, L'Unité de Valeur, in 1976, with Luc Cornillon.[1]
In 1978, spotted by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, the two were published by the comics magazines Métal Hurlant and Ah Nana. These parodies of 50's comics have been collected in the album Captivant.
He then created the characters of Bob Fish, Adolphus Claar, Freddy Lombard, and Le Jeune Albert, a scamp character living in Marolles, a neighborhood of Brussels. Yves Chaland, approached to draw Spirou et Fantasio adventures, used Jijé and André Franquin influences to achieve weekly strips of these characters. But he stopped after a few weeks. This work has been collected in the album Cœurs d'acier.
His specific, limpid and "modern" style was especially appreciated in advertising.
[edit] Books published in English
Like many Franco-Belgian comics, Chaland's works have had limited publications into English. The complete Freddy Lombard series was released in the Chaland anthology's volumes 1 and 2. In English, these were the only two released (in both paper and hardback, in 2003), while in French, 4 volumes were released, containing all of the works of Chaland.
[edit] Partial bibliography
- Captivant 1st ed. 1979
- Bob Fish 1st ed. 1981
- Adolphus Claar 1st ed. 1982
- John Bravo pre-publication in Astrapi in 1983
- The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
- The Will of Godfrey of Bouillon (Le Testament de Godefroid de Bouillon) 1st ed. 1981
- The Elephant Graveyard (Le Cimetière des éléphants)1st ed. 1984
- The Comet of Carthage (La Comète de Carthage) 1st ed. 1986
- Holiday in Budapest (Vacances à Budapest) 1st ed. 1988
- F-52 1st ed. 1990
- Le Jeune Albert 1st ed. 1985
[edit] Awards
- 1982: Best Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
- 1984 : Betty Boop of the best comics of the year for The Elephant Graveyard in Hyères
[edit] References
- Yves Chaland publications in Metal Hurlant and Spirou BDoubliées (French)
- Yves Chaland albums Bedetheque (French)
Footnotes
- ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. Yves Chaland.
[edit] External links
- Yves Chaland biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Yves Chaland homage site by "Atoomstijl"
- Yves Chaland Fan Club : Club Les Amis de Freddy on a french Forum
