- Henri Gillain
Infobox Comics creator
name = Henri Gillain
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birthdate = 1913
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deathdate =August 10 ,1999 (aged 72)
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nationality = Belgian
area = writer
alias = Jean Darc, Luc Bermar
notable works = "Spirou et Fantasio "
awards =Henri Gillain (
1913 -August 10 ,1999 ) was a Belgian teacher andcomics enthusiast who on several occasions wrote scripts forFranco-Belgian comics publications in the segment known asBande Dessinée . He was also the brother of Joseph Gillain, famous by the pseudonymJijé .Contributions
Although committed to his career as a math teacher, Henri Gillain followed with interest the early developments of comic strips in Belgium, and the artistic evolution of his brother, eventually considered by many the second pioneer of
Belgian comics .Cite web|last=bd/BD|title=Henri Gillain|url= http://bd.dyndns.org/aut.php?id=280 |language=French]In the late 40s he turned contributor when he submitted a script to
André Franquin , his brother's protegé, in the shape of a thick notebook which contained the ideas that would result in the "Spirou" serialised story, "Il y a un sorcier à Champignac ", and serve as a platform for the entire series "Spirou et Fantasio ".Cite web|last=Spirou.com|title=Les mémoires de Spirou|url= http://www.spirou.com/spirou/inedits_franquin.htm |language=French] Upon publication in 1950, Henri Gillain took the pseudonym Jean Darc, a play on the name Jean d'Arc (Joan of Arc ).In 1952, Henri Gillain submitted another script to Will, another young artist nurtured by his brother, a scenario for "
Tif et Tondu ", "Le Trésor d'Alaric", and would on this occasion use the pseudonym Luc Bermar. During this time he was also an anonymous contributor to his brother's story "Nègre Blanc".ources
* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/auteurs2/gillainh.htm Henri Gillain publications in "Le Journal de Spirou"] BDoubliées fr_icon;Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.dupuis.com/servlet/jpecat?pgm=VIEW_AUTHOR&lang=UK&AUTEUR_ID=171 Henri Gillain biography] on Éditions Dupuis en_icon
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