F'Murr
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F'Murr or F'Murrr whose real name is Richard Peyzaret, is a French
comics creator
. He is most famous for the long running series Le Génie des alpages
(The Genius of the Mountain Pastures).
Peyzaret grew up as an admirer of Hergé
and André Franquin
, but studied Applied Arts for six years in Paris before meeting the BD industry, by arriving at the workshop of Raymond Poïvet
. This led to an introduction to René Goscinny
and starting work for Pilote
in 1971, making his debut with the gags series Contes à Rebours. The unusued boards of this strip later formed the basis of his first album, Au loup!.
While at Pilote, he began his most famous work, Le Génie des alpages in 1973. This series features an old and a young shepherd, their talking shepherd's dog, a flock of mad sheep and other abnormal characters behaving unpredictably in alpine surroundings. When Pilote ceased publication, the series were issued directly into albums.
He also held a long associations with several of the other francophone serial magazines of this period. Naphtalène was also published in Pilote, Porfirio et Gabriel in Le Canard Sauvage and Circus, Jehanne d'Arc in Métal Hurlant
, Robin des Boîtes in Fluide Glacial
, and Les Mirrois de Marguerite and Ala et Lolli were created for the Spirou
supplement Le Trombone Illustré.
In 1985 he began the strip Histoires Déplacées in (A SUIVRE)
satirizing the ongoing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
. These were collected in the 1987 album named Le char de l'état dérape sur le sentier de la guerre (The State's Tank Slips on the Path of War).
A few instances of F'Murr translated into the English language were printed in Heavy Metal
and National Lampoon magazine in the late 70s.
Eight albums of Le Genie des Alpages were published in Norway
in the 1980s by A/S Hjemmet-Serieforlaget
under the name of Ullkorn, which is a pun
on "gullkorn", a Norwegian word for aphorism
- i.e. corn being found as gold (gull), or in this instance, wool (ull). It was translated into Norwegian by Svein Erik Søland and Inge Kristiansen.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
comics creator
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
. He is most famous for the long running series Le Génie des alpages
Le Génie des alpages
Le Génie des alpages is a comic book series by French comics creator, F'Murr. The series first appeared in Pilote on January 11, 1973. In 1976 Les Éditions Dargaud started publication of hardcover albums.-Synopsis:...
(The Genius of the Mountain Pastures).
Biography
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
and André Franquin
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami, created while he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, during a period seen by many as the series' golden age.-Franquin's beginnings:Franquin was...
, but studied Applied Arts for six years in Paris before meeting the BD industry, by arriving at the workshop of Raymond Poïvet
Raymond Poïvet
Raymond Poïvet was a French cartoonist.-Biography:Poïvet was born in 1910 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord....
. This led to an introduction to René Goscinny
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comics editor and writer, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary.-Early life:Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, to a family...
and starting work for Pilote
Pilote
thumb|Cover of the first Pilote teaser issue, #0.Pilote was a French comics periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et...
in 1971, making his debut with the gags series Contes à Rebours. The unusued boards of this strip later formed the basis of his first album, Au loup!.
While at Pilote, he began his most famous work, Le Génie des alpages in 1973. This series features an old and a young shepherd, their talking shepherd's dog, a flock of mad sheep and other abnormal characters behaving unpredictably in alpine surroundings. When Pilote ceased publication, the series were issued directly into albums.
He also held a long associations with several of the other francophone serial magazines of this period. Naphtalène was also published in Pilote, Porfirio et Gabriel in Le Canard Sauvage and Circus, Jehanne d'Arc in Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories, created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.The four were collectively known as "Les...
, Robin des Boîtes in Fluide Glacial
Fluide Glacial
Fluide Glacial is a monthly French comics magazine and a publishing house founded on April 1, 1975 by Marcel Gotlib and Jacques Diament. During its years of publication it has featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists such as Jacques Lob, Édika, Claire Bretécher,...
, and Les Mirrois de Marguerite and Ala et Lolli were created for the Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
supplement Le Trombone Illustré.
In 1985 he began the strip Histoires Déplacées in (A SUIVRE)
À Suivre
or was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house....
satirizing the ongoing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. These were collected in the 1987 album named Le char de l'état dérape sur le sentier de la guerre (The State's Tank Slips on the Path of War).
A few instances of F'Murr translated into the English language were printed in Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
and National Lampoon magazine in the late 70s.
Eight albums of Le Genie des Alpages were published in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in the 1980s by A/S Hjemmet-Serieforlaget
Hjemmet
Hjemmet, pronounced "yemmet" is a Norwegian weekly magazine, founded in 1911. Its target group is women 40 years and older . The magazine contains features, articles on food and interior decoration, and crosswords. Its circulation was 228,313 in 2004. The editor is Lise Hansen. It is owned by...
under the name of Ullkorn, which is a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on "gullkorn", a Norwegian word for aphorism
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
- i.e. corn being found as gold (gull), or in this instance, wool (ull). It was translated into Norwegian by Svein Erik Søland and Inge Kristiansen.
Awards
- 1978: Angoulême International Comics FestivalAngoulême International Comics FestivalThe Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
, Best Comic BookAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic BookThe Prize for Best Album , also known as the Golden Wildcat , is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival....
for Barre-toi de mon herbe - 1991: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Humour AwardAngoulême International Comics Festival Humour awardThe Humour award was presented to a comic at the Angoulême International Comics Festival from 1989 until 2001.-1990s:* 1990: Raoul Fulgurex: Le secret du mystère by Tronchet and Gelli* 1991: Le pauvre chevalier by F'Murr...
for Le pauvre chevalier
External links
- F'Murr biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- F'Murr biography on Dargaud
- L'art de F'Murr Interview