Jean-Louis Pesch

Infobox Comics creator
name = Jean-Louis Pesch


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birthname = Jean-Louis Poisson
birthdate = June 29, 1928
location = Paris, France
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nationality = French
area = writer, drawer
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notable works = Sylvain et Sylvette

Jean Louis Pesch, from his real name Jean-Louis Poisson, is a French author of comics series, including Sylvain et Sylvette.

Biography

Born on 29 June 1928, he lived at Juvardeil, a little village in Anjou (France). Here he learned to love nature and animals. His parents being both drawers, he discovered during his youth the works of several drawers, among them Maurice Cuvillier. He read from 1934 the Mickey magazine, Junior, Aventures, Robinson, Hop-là!Last page of the "Sylvain et Sylvette" albums published by Dargaud] and various albums. He decided to become an comics author and draws especially humoristic illustrations.

At 14, he passed the selective exam of applied arts school in Paris. During the war, he returned to Juvardeil to work in farming . In 1945, he got engaged in the navy for three years, then he work in animation. In 1950 he fonded a advertisement studio. He worked in magazines for children from 1954 in Capucine, Mireille, L'intrepide, Bernadette, Coeurs Vaillants, Ames Vaillantes, Fripounet et Maristette, Le Pelerin, Tintin magazine. In that time, he created many comics heroes and published some animal stories at Fleurus editions.Bdparadisio.com [http://www.bdparadisio.com/scripts/detail.cfm?Id=451 Jean-Louis Pesch] ]

He also launched "Pinpinville", adventures inspired from Le roman de renard. As a specialist of animal illustrations, he is proposed to take over the "Sylvain et Sylvette" series in 1956, at Cuvillier's death. In 1964, he created with Henriette Robitaillie the series "Bec-en Fer" published in Le Pelerin. In 1980, he took over alone this series. Bec-enFer is an humoristic series, very didactic and educational, full of historical allusions and parallelism with ancient times and today's world. This series, in which he denounces comically violence, malice, stupidity le fanaticism, is dedicated to older persons. 7 albums were published between 1980 and 1995. In 1981, he took over Louis Forton and Pellos' "Pieds Nickelés". [Lambiek.net [http://lambiek.net/artists/p/pesch_jl.htm Jean-Louis Pesch] ]

Rewards

* In 1974, J.L. Pesch was named best wildwife artist at the Toulouse Salon of comics. [Bedetheque.com [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-5229-BD-Pesch-Jean-Louis.html Jean-Louis Pesch] ]
* In 1992, he received the price of the Brignais Salon.
* Still in 1992, he received the price of youth at the Illzach festival.
* He became Chevalier des arts et des lettres in 2000.

Beliefs

* 1% of the befefits made by Jean-Louis Pesch thanks to albums sales are given an association to help young disabled boys.
* He lives in the country, in a farm in the Aveyron (France) with various animals.
* He is a militant in several associations to protect nature and animals.

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