Michel Gagné

Michel Gagné (b. 1965, Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian cartoonist.

Film

Gagné studied Classical Animation at Sheridan College and worked for Sullivan Bluth Studios for six years, working on such films as An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Rock-A-Doodle, and A Troll in Central Park. While at Bluth's company, Gagné worked on his own short film, Prelude to Eden, which was nominated for an Annie Award in 1996.

After leaving Bluth, Gagné moved around and eventually settled at Warner Bros.' animation studio, where he worked on such films as Quest for Camelot, The Iron Giant, and Osmosis Jones. More recently, Gagné designed the special effects for the Cartoon Network series Star Wars: Clone Wars. He has also occasionally worked for Disney and Pixar.

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Gagné has also finished his first video game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, a 2D side-scrolling shooter game which was released August 3rd, 2011 on Xbox Live Arcade as part of the XBLA Summer of Arcade promotion.

Published Work

Gagné has also made a name for himself in comics and illustrated fiction. His first book, A Quest for Meaning: The Story of Rex, was self-published in 1998. Several more books followed. He is currently producing a serialized comic book, ZED. Gagné also created a Batman story, Batman: Spore, which was serialized in Detective Comics #776-780 (January-May 2003). His short story "Inner Sanctum" was published in volume 2 of the comics anthology Flight, published in March 2005. He is also well known for his work as an artist for the card game Xeko

External links

• Gagné International Press - Gagné's official web site
• "Creativity After Hours: The Visual Evolutions of Michel Gagné." Bob Miller, Animation World Magazine, April 2000.
• Xeko Gagné Work
• Michel Gagné at the Internet Movie Database

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