Job (comics)

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Job
Job in 2009 at the 'O Tour de la Bulle' comic strip festival of Montpellier in France.
Born	André Jobin (1927-10-25) October 25, 1927 Delémont, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Notable works	Yakari

Job (born André Jobin on October 25, 1927) is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is probably best known for his western children's comics series Yakari, of which he has written the scenario since 1973.

Biography

André Jobin was born in Delémont, Switzerland. He became a journalist and founded Le Crapaud à lunettes in 1964, a magazine for children.

In 1967, he met Derib and hired him. In 1967 they publlished The Adventures of the Owl Pythagore together.

In 1969, he created the series Yakari, drawn by Derib.

In 1991, he is awarded by the Sierre festival for his whole work.

Series

The adventures of Pythagore (3 albums)
Yakari (36 albums)

References

Biography on bdthèque.com (French)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 72300989 LCCN: n86824915 ISNI: 0000 0001 3670 2870 GND: 123438667 BNF: cb11908863w

Persondata
Name	Jobin, André
Alternative names	Job
Short description	Writer
Date of birth	October 25, 1927
Place of birth	Délémont, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death

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