- L'Écho des savanes
"L’Écho des Savanes" was a French comics magazine founded in May
1972 byClaire Bretécher ,Marcel Gotlib andNikita Mandryka . It featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists in the mature genre ofbande dessinée over the course of 34 years, but ended publication in December2006 .History
The first issue of "L’Écho des Savanes" was published on
May 1 ,In 1975, the magazine adapted a bi-monthly schedule, and from 1976 it became monthly. Although no longer labeled "for adults", the usual cover imagery suggested nothing about the contents of the magazine had changed. During this period, contributions began to arrive from a variety of creators such as
Neal Adams ,Richard Corben ,Robert Crumb ,Dick Giordano ,Alejandro Jodorowsky , Jeff Jones,Gérard Lauzier ,Jacques Lob ,Georges Pichard ,Jacques Tardi ,Martin Veyron ,Wallace Wood andBerni Wrightson .From the late 70s, leading to 1982's suspension of publication, L'Écho continued a successful run, including frequent editions of "L'Écho special U.S.A", and a side publication entitled "Virus" (5 issues in 1980-1981). The work by Bretécher, Gotlib, and last, Mandryka, stopped appearing, but notable additions to the pool of contributors were
Jean Michel Charlier ,Guido Crepax ,Jean-Claude Forest , Carlos Giménez,Tanino Liberatore andArt Spiegelman .1982-2006
Purchased by publisher
Albin Michel , "L'Écho" relaunched June 1 after a five month pause, making alterations to the image of the magazine. Among the new contributors wereBaru ,Will Eisner ,Milo Manara , Frank Miller,Jean-Marc Reiser ,Alex Toth , andAlex Varenne . In addition to "adult" comic strips, issues contained articles featuring photographs of semi-naked women (imagery echoed on the covers).A weekly version, initially named "L’Hebdo Écho des Savanes", and later "L’Ebdo" was launched in 1984 in place of the monthly magazine for a few months.
The December 2006 issue was to be the final release of "L'Écho", after a decision by Lagardère Active Media to cease publication.cite web | last =ToutEnBD | title =L’Echo des savanes suspendu | date =December 29, 2006 | url =http://www.toutenbd.com/article.php3?id_article=1805 fr_icon]
2008
Glénat publisher restarts the publication from march 28th 2008 with the nmber 267.
Didier Tronchet is actually the editor in chief from « L'Écho des Savanes ».
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Franco-Belgian comics References
* [http://www.bdoubliees.com/echodessavanes/annees/index.html "L’Écho des Savanes" publications by the year] BDoubliées fr_iconFootnotes
External links
* [http://www.bdoubliees.com/echodessavanes/ La mémoire de "L’Écho des Savanes"] issue descriptions on BDoubliées fr_icon
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