Jean-Louis Pesch
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Jean Louis Pesch, from his real name Jean-Louis Poisson, is a French
author of comics series, including Sylvain et Sylvette
.
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 an advertisement studio. He worked in magazines for children from 1954 in Capucine, Mireille, L'intrepide, Bernadette, Coeurs Vaillants, Ames Vaillantes, Fripounet et Marisette, Le Pelerin
, Tintin magazine
. In that time, he created many comics heroes and published some animal stories at Fleurus editions.
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-en-Fer 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.
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author of comics series, including Sylvain et Sylvette
Sylvain et Sylvette
Sylvain et Sylvette is a French comics series created in 1941 by Maurice Cuvillier. The most popular and successful series relating the adventures of Sylvain and Sylvette were drawn by Jean-Louis Pesch and are currently published by Dargaud...
.
Biography
Born on 29 June 1928, he has lived at Juvardeil, a little village in Anjou (France). There 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! and various albums. He decided to become a comics author and began to draw 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 an advertisement studio. He worked in magazines for children from 1954 in Capucine, Mireille, L'intrepide, Bernadette, Coeurs Vaillants, Ames Vaillantes, Fripounet et Marisette, Le Pelerin
Le Pèlerin
Le Pèlerin, today simply called Pèlerin, is a French weekly journal founded on July 12, 1873 by the Assumptionists....
, Tintin magazine
Tintin (magazine)
Le journal de Tintin or Kuifje , was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century...
. In that time, he created many comics heroes and published some animal stories at Fleurus editions.
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
Sylvain et Sylvette
Sylvain et Sylvette is a French comics series created in 1941 by Maurice Cuvillier. The most popular and successful series relating the adventures of Sylvain and Sylvette were drawn by Jean-Louis Pesch and are currently published by Dargaud...
series in 1956, at Cuvillier's death. In 1964, he created with Henriette Robitaillie the series Bec-en Fer published in Le Pelerin
Le Pèlerin
Le Pèlerin, today simply called Pèlerin, is a French weekly journal founded on July 12, 1873 by the Assumptionists....
. In 1980, he took over alone this series. Bec-en-Fer 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.
Rewards
- In 1974, J.L. Pesch was named best wildwife artist at the Toulouse Salon of comics.
- 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.
Other actions
- 1% of the benefits 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 AveyronAveyronAveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
, in France, with various animals. - He is a militant in several associations to protect nature and animals.
External links
- Biography on BD Paradisio
- Jean-Louis Pesch, monstre méconnu de la BD on Ouest France
- BD : Sylvain, Sylvette et compères dans le village d'enfance de leur dessinateur on Le PointLe PointLe Point is a French weekly news magazine. It was founded in 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express, which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député of the Parti Radical...
- Dans la douceur angevine... on Vosges Matin