Jean-Marc Lofficier
Encyclopedia
Jean-Marc Lofficier is a French
author of books about film
s and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations
of a number of animation
screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
on February 3, 1953).
, France
in 1954. The son of a serviceman
, he moved several times during his formative years, spending "a goodly part of my childhood in Bordeaux, and my teenage years in Fontainebleau." A budding writer from an early age, Lofficier also
Graduating from the Sorbonne Law University and from ESCP Europe business school in 1978, Jean-Marc Lofficier moved to Los Angeles
, California
, where he met Randy. Jean-Marc and Randy were married the following year. Jean-Marc recalled in 2005 that their writing partnership developed alongside their personal relationship; "Randy always wanted to write... [so] it evolved organically in a mutually complementary working relationship." Jean-Marc and Randy moved to Chalabre, France in 2005.
/sf pro magazines." Covering the Hollywood-based film industry (and particularly those aspects with a Sci-Fi or Fantasy bent), the Lofficiers wrote for a number of magazines created both for American and overseas audiences.
Their work appeared in such mainstream U.S. publications as Starlog
, Cinefex
, Heavy Metal
and American Cinematographer
, as well as more focused publications including T. E. D. Klein
's The Twilight Zone
Magazine. Overseas, the Lofficiers' work appeared in UK
magazines including Dez Skinn
's Starburst
(the magazine of "Science Fantasy in Television, Cinema and Comix") and House of Hammer, while in France, they continued to contribute to L'Ecran Fantastique.
Programme Guide, published by W. H. Allen Ltd in 1981 - arose from their work for French magazine L'Ercran Fantastique. The pair produced
This title in turn led to the Lofficiers producing several novelizations and editing various anthologies of science fiction
and fantasy
short stories
.
's Animation Writing Seminar at Hanna-Barbera
, which led the Lofficiers to write a number of animation scripts for television series such as The Real Ghostbusters
and Duck Tales. They also began to write numerous scripts for a variety of comic books, often in collaboration with other writers, notably Roy Thomas
, for both Marvel Comics
and DC Comics
. Their best-known works include a trilogy of DC Elseworlds
based on German Expressionism
cinema incorporating characters such as Superman
, Batman
and Wonder Woman
, the Book of the Vishanti
back-up feature for Doctor Strange
: Sorcerer Supreme, two stories for Clive Barker
’s Hellraiser, and the Tongue*Lash series for Dark Horse Comics
.
then living in Santa Monica
to translate and arrange for the publication of his works in English under the aegis of his company, Starwatcher Graphics. This led to a series of 30+ graphic novels published mostly by Epic Comics
until 1995. During that time, the Lofficiers also translated numerous French comics for Dark Horse Comics
, co-editing their comic Cheval Noir
, and for Renegade Press
, co-editing their comic French Ice, featuring the series Carmen Cru by French artist Jean-Marc Lelong. In 1990, in recognition of their career as writers, translators and editors, the Lofficiers were presented with the Inkpot Award
for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts.
.
From 2000 to 2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier was editor and senior writer of a line of French comic books published by Semic Comics
, redeveloping old French characters from the 1960s such as Wampus
, Kabur
, Phenix, Homicron
, Dragut and Dick Demon into more modern versions, even gathering a number of them in the mini-series Strangers published by Image Comics
in 2003. This universe of characters is now gathered as Hexagon Comics
. The Lofficiers also wrote "Blood Oath" a crossover between Phenix and Top Cow's Witchblade
. In 2011, the Lofficiers started to reprint the "classic" stories from the 1960s and 1970s in a series of black & white trade paperbacks, as well as write new stories in partnership with Wanga Comics.
created by Jules Verne
. Illustrated by Gil Formosa
, the first two volumes were nominated for the 2005 Jules Verne Award for Bandes Dessinees. There were published in English in Heavy Metal.
In 2005, the Lofficiers left California and relocated to the town of Chalabre
, in the South of France. They started another small press, Rivière Blanche, to publish French science fiction novels in the nostalgic style of the long-defunct Anticipation imprint of Editions Fleuve Noir.
Lofficier's official website includes a section entitled "Illustrated History of the French Saint Novels", a guide to French-language novels based upon the character of Simon Templar
(alias "The Saint"), created by Leslie Charteris
.
:
Cheval Noir
(Dark Horse, 1989–94)
Other:
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...
author of books about film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations
Translations
Translations is a three-act play by Irish playwright Brian Friel written in 1980. It is set in Baile Beag , a small village at the heart of 19th century agricultural Ireland...
of a number of animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on February 3, 1953).
Biography
Jean-Marc Lofficier was born in ToulonToulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
, France
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...
in 1954. The son of a serviceman
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
, he moved several times during his formative years, spending "a goodly part of my childhood in Bordeaux, and my teenage years in Fontainebleau." A budding writer from an early age, Lofficier also
- "drew my own little comic stripComic stripA comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
s when I was 13, 14, and began being published in French 'zinesFanzineA fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
at 16." Recalling in 2005 that "writing wasn't deemed a respectable, economically sound way of making a living," he "got a MBA and a Law degree, then went to work in international banking."
Graduating from the Sorbonne Law University and from ESCP Europe business school in 1978, Jean-Marc Lofficier moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he met Randy. Jean-Marc and Randy were married the following year. Jean-Marc recalled in 2005 that their writing partnership developed alongside their personal relationship; "Randy always wanted to write... [so] it evolved organically in a mutually complementary working relationship." Jean-Marc and Randy moved to Chalabre, France in 2005.
Magazines and Hollywood
In 1979, the Lofficiers built on Jean-Marc's earlier work for fanzines and French magazines - including Lunatique and L'Ecran Fantastique, for which he wrote a combination of articles, reviews and short stories - and began working as "film journalists" for a variety of "cinemaFilm
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
/sf pro magazines." Covering the Hollywood-based film industry (and particularly those aspects with a Sci-Fi or Fantasy bent), the Lofficiers wrote for a number of magazines created both for American and overseas audiences.
Their work appeared in such mainstream U.S. publications as Starlog
Starlog
Starlog was a monthly science-fiction film magazine published by Starlog Group Inc. The magazine was created by publishers Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs. O'Quinn was the magazine's editor while Jacobs ran the business side of things, dealing with typesetters, engravers and printers. They got...
, Cinefex
Cinefex
Cinefex is a quarterly professional movie special effects magazine. It is among the first dedicated special effects magazines ever produced, at a time where computer generated imagery effects were not as common....
, 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 American Cinematographer
American Cinematographer
American Cinematographer is a monthly magazine published by the American Society of Cinematographers.American Cinematographer focuses on the art and craft of cinematography, going behind the scenes on domestic and international productions of all shapes and sizes...
, as well as more focused publications including T. E. D. Klein
T. E. D. Klein
Theodore "Eibon" Donald Klein is an American horror writer and editor.Klein has published very few works, but they have all achieved positive notice for their meticulous construction and subtle use of horror: critic S. T...
's The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
Magazine. Overseas, the Lofficiers' work appeared in UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
magazines including Dez Skinn
Dez Skinn
Derek "Dez" Skinn is a British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of books on comics. As head of Marvel Comics' operations in England in the late 1970s, Skinn reformatted existing titles, launched new ones, and acquired the BBC license for Doctor Who Weekly...
's Starburst
Starburst (magazine)
Starburst is a British science fiction online magazine published by Starburst Magazine Limited. The magazine is published every month on the 14th, with news and reviews being published daily.-History:...
(the magazine of "Science Fantasy in Television, Cinema and Comix") and House of Hammer, while in France, they continued to contribute to L'Ecran Fantastique.
Guides, books and novels
The Lofficiers' magazine work, which included short stories, retrospectives and TV program guides alongside journalistic articles, led naturally to them co-authoring a number of non-fiction books about film and television programs. Their first - The Doctor WhoDoctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
Programme Guide, published by W. H. Allen Ltd in 1981 - arose from their work for French magazine L'Ercran Fantastique. The pair produced
- "a series of dossiers on SF TV series for L'Ecran Fantastique: The PrisonerThe PrisonerThe Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.The series follows a British former...
, Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Twilight ZoneTwilight zone-Television series and spinoffs:*The Twilight Zone, the anthology television series and its franchise:**The Twilight Zone , the 1959–1964 original television series***Twilight Zone: The Movie, a 1983 film based on the original series...
and... Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. For that [Who] dossier [Jean-Marc Lofficier] interviewed Terrance DicksTerrance DicksTerrance Dicks is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular children's books during the 1970s and 80s.- Early career :...
and Graham WilliamsGraham WilliamsGraham Williams was a British television producer and script editor, whose best known work was on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who....
. Then I sent them a courtesy copy. Terrance passed it on to Christine Donougher at WH Allen who saw an opportunity to publish it as a book."
This title in turn led to the Lofficiers producing several novelizations and editing various anthologies of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
.
Animation and comics
In 1985, Randy Lofficier completed Harry LoveHarry Love (animator)
Harry Love was an American animator who began his career at the Charles Mintz studio in 1931. By 1950 he was receiving credit in Warner Bros. Cartoons, usually as an effects animator. The naturalistic flash-and-smoke explosions in Warner's cartoons and many of the later DePatie-Freleng releases...
's Animation Writing Seminar at Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
, which led the Lofficiers to write a number of animation scripts for television series such as The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Enterprises, and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. "The Real" was added to the title after a dispute with...
and Duck Tales. They also began to write numerous scripts for a variety of comic books, often in collaboration with other writers, notably Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
, for both Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
and DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. Their best-known works include a trilogy of DC Elseworlds
Elseworlds
Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. According to its tagline: "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places — some that have existed, and others...
based on German Expressionism
German Expressionism
German Expressionism refers to a number of related creative movements beginning in Germany before the First World War that reached a peak in Berlin, during the 1920s...
cinema incorporating characters such as Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
, Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
and Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
, the Book of the Vishanti
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a fictional grimoire appearing in Marvel Comics, most closely associated with the character of Doctor Strange. It first appeared in Strange Tales #116 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. It is the greatest known source of "white" magical knowledge on the...
back-up feature for Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
: Sorcerer Supreme, two stories for Clive Barker
Clive Barker
Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
’s Hellraiser, and the Tongue*Lash series for Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
.
Translation
The following year, the Lofficiers were hired by French artist MoebiusJean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
then living in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
to translate and arrange for the publication of his works in English under the aegis of his company, Starwatcher Graphics. This led to a series of 30+ graphic novels published mostly by Epic Comics
Epic Comics
Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
until 1995. During that time, the Lofficiers also translated numerous French comics for Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
, co-editing their comic Cheval Noir
Cheval Noir
Cheval Noir was a comics anthology published by Dark Horse Comics, containing mostly English Language reprints of European comics. The title features work by some of Europe's best known comics artists, with contributions from some American and Japanese artists too...
, and for Renegade Press
Renegade Press
Renegade Press was an American comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Notable titles published by Renegade include Flaming Carrot, Ms...
, co-editing their comic French Ice, featuring the series Carmen Cru by French artist Jean-Marc Lelong. In 1990, in recognition of their career as writers, translators and editors, the Lofficiers were presented with the Inkpot Award
Inkpot Award
The Inkpot Award, bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International, is given to some of the professionals in comic book, comic strip, animation, science fiction, and related pop-culture fields, who are guests of that organization's yearly multigenre fan convention, commonly known as...
for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts.
Comics
After Moebius returned to France and Starwatcher Graphics was disbanded in 2000, the Lofficiers started their own company, Hollywood Comics, which advises and counsels comic book professionals in their dealings with Hollywood. In 2003, they created their own small press, Black Coat Press, to translate and publish classics of French pulp literature into English, relying in part on the output of British writer/translator Brian StablefordBrian Stableford
Brian Michael Stableford is a British science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published as by Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped the middle initial and appeared under the name Brian Stableford...
.
From 2000 to 2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier was editor and senior writer of a line of French comic books published by Semic Comics
Semic Comics
Semic Comics is one of the leading comic book publishers in France, also known as Semic S.A. Along with French comics, formerly the company published the official translations of products produced by DC Comics and Marvel Comics but now, Marvel and DC are published by Panini.Today, Semic Publishes...
, redeveloping old French characters from the 1960s such as Wampus
Wampus
Wampus is a French comic book character written by Franco Frescura and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1969....
, Kabur
Kabur
Kabur is a French comic book character written by Claude J. Legrand and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1975....
, Phenix, Homicron
Homicron
Homicron is a French comic book character created by Lina Buffolente for French publisher Editions Lug in 1972.Homicron is an alien from planet Alpha, whose inhabitants have the power to turn into energy beings to explore the cosmos. To save the American scape capsule Apollo XIX, Homicron becomes...
, Dragut and Dick Demon into more modern versions, even gathering a number of them in the mini-series Strangers published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
in 2003. This universe of characters is now gathered as Hexagon Comics
Hexagon Comics
Hexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
. The Lofficiers also wrote "Blood Oath" a crossover between Phenix and Top Cow's Witchblade
Witchblade
Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
. In 2011, the Lofficiers started to reprint the "classic" stories from the 1960s and 1970s in a series of black & white trade paperbacks, as well as write new stories in partnership with Wanga Comics.
Pulps and science-fiction
Also for the French comic market, the Lofficiers recently wrote a trilogy of graphic novels based on the character of RoburRobur the Conqueror
Robur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, The Master of the World, which was published in 1904.- Plot summary :...
created by Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
. Illustrated by Gil Formosa
Gil Formosa
Gil Formosa is a French cartoonist and an illustrator.-Biography:Gil Formosa entered by comics world in 1977 at the age of 18, he created four short stories for Pilote magazine. He also began the heroic fantasy series 'Légendes du Chevalier Cargal' in this magazine in 1982. The series ran until 1989...
, the first two volumes were nominated for the 2005 Jules Verne Award for Bandes Dessinees. There were published in English in Heavy Metal.
In 2005, the Lofficiers left California and relocated to the town of Chalabre
Chalabre
Chalabre is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.The capital of the Kercorb is a relatively unspoilt bastide with shady streets and quiet alleyways....
, in the South of France. They started another small press, Rivière Blanche, to publish French science fiction novels in the nostalgic style of the long-defunct Anticipation imprint of Editions Fleuve Noir.
Lofficier's official website includes a section entitled "Illustrated History of the French Saint Novels", a guide to French-language novels based upon the character of Simon Templar
Simon Templar
Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...
(alias "The Saint"), created by Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
.
Books
Books include:- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
:- The Doctor Who Programme Guide #1-2 (non fiction) (W.H. Allen, 1981, Vol. 1, ISBN 0491028040, Vol. 2, ISBN 0426201426, rev. 2003 ISBN 0595276180)
- The Programme Guide (non fiction) (Virgin BooksVirgin BooksVirgin Books is a United Kingdom book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.-History:...
, 1989, rev/exp. 1994, ISBN 0426203429) - The Terrestrial Index (non fiction) (Virgin, 1991, ISBN 0426203615)
- The Universal Databank (non fiction) (Virgin, 1992, ISBN 0426203704)
- The Nth Doctor (non fiction) (Virgin, 1997, ISBN 0595276199, rev. 2003 ISBN 0595276199)
- The Best Video Films (contrib.) (non fiction) (Warner Books, 1984)
- Your Movie Guide to Musicals on Videotape (non fiction) (Signet Books, 1985)
- Your Movie Guide to Children's Videotapes (non fiction) (Signet, 1985)
- Les Maîtres de L'Insolite (antho.) (Presses-Pocket, ISBN 2266019120 (1985); ISBN 2266039148 (1987); ISBN 2266098152 (2000); ISBN 2266137077 (2003))
- Basil, The Great Mouse DetectiveThe Great Mouse DetectiveThe Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures...
(children's novelization) (Scholastic Books, 1986) - English Through Comics (translation) (2 vols.), Presses-Pocket, 1993)
- Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s (co-auth.) (interviews) (McFarland & CompanyMcFarland & CompanyMcFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
, 1995, ISBN 0899509185) - Into The Twilight ZoneTwilight zone-Television series and spinoffs:*The Twilight Zone, the anthology television series and its franchise:**The Twilight Zone , the 1959–1964 original television series***Twilight Zone: The Movie, a 1983 film based on the original series...
: Rod SerlingRod SerlingRodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen and helped form...
Programme Guide (non fiction) (Virgin, 1995, ISBN 0863698441, rev. 2003 ISBN 0595276121) - The Dreamweavers: : Interviews with Fantasy Filmmakers of the 1980s (co-auth.) (interviews) (McFarland, 1996, ISBN 0786400854)
- Les Maîtres de la Science-Fiction (antho.) (Presses-Pocket, 1999, ISBN 2266055054)
- French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp FictionPulp magazinePulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
(non fiction) (McFarland, 2000, ISBN 0786405961) - ArzachArzachArzach is a comic book collection of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, which were originally published in the French sci-fi/fantasy comics magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories follow Arzach, a silent warrior who rides a pterodactyl-like creature through a strange,...
- The Novel (novel) (Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 2000; rep. pb. 2004, ISBN 0743492994) - Pocket Essential TintinThe Adventures of TintinThe Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
(non fiction) (Pocket Essentials, 2002, ISBN 190404817X, ISBN 9781842432266) - Doctor OmegaDoctor OmegaDoctor Omega is a fictional character created by French writer Arnould Galopin for his science fiction novel Le Docteur Oméga , visibly inspired by H. G...
(translation/adaptation of Arnould GalopinArnould GalopinArnould Galopin was a prolific French writer with more than 50 novels to his credit. Galopin won the French Academy's Grand Prize for his Sur le Front de Mer , a critically acclaimed novel about the Merchant Navy during World War I, and wrote several equally acclaimed novels about his experiences...
's novel) (Black Coat Press, 2003, ISBN 0974071110) - Shadowmen (non fiction) Black Coat Press, 2003, ISBN 0974071137)
- Shadowmen 2: Heroes and Villains of French Comics (non fiction) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 0974071188)
- Arsène LupinArsène LupinArsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television such as Night Hood, stage play and comic book adaptations.- Overview :A...
vs. Sherlock HolmesSherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
:- The Hollow Needle (translation/adaptation of Maurice LeblancMaurice LeblancMaurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.- Biography :Leblanc was born in...
's novel) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 0974071196) - The Blonde Phantom (translation/adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's novel) ) (Black Coat Press, 2005, ISBN 1932983147)
- The Hollow Needle (translation/adaptation of Maurice Leblanc
- Robonocchio en Francais (children's) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 193298304X)
- Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers (translation/adaptation of Guy d'Armen's novel) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 1932983031)
- Despair: The Screenplay (screenplay based on a novel by Marc Agapit) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 1932983066)
- Robonocchio en Español (children's) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 1932983252)
- Les Survivants de l'Humanité (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2004, ISBN 1932983244)
- Royal Flush: The Screenplay (screenplay) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 1932983120)
- The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the OperaLe Fantôme de l'Opéra is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialisation in "Le Gaulois" from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910...
(translation/adaptation of Gaston LerouxGaston LerouxGaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera , which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon...
's novel) (Black Coat Press, 2004, ISBN 1932983139)
- Tales of the ShadowmenTales of the ShadowmenTales of the Shadowmen is an annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by . As of 2010, seven volumes have been released, with a eighth slated for late 2011...
:- The Modern Babylon (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2005, ISBN 1932983368)
- Gentlemen of the Night (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2006, ISBN 1932983600)
- Danse Macabre (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2007, ISBN 1932983775)
- Lords of Terror (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2008, ISBN 1934543020)
- The Vampires of Paris (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2009, ISBN 1934543500)
- Grand Guignol (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2010, ISBN 9781935558002)
- Femmes Fatales (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2010, ISBN 9781935558446)
- Chevalier Coqdor:
- Le Quatorzième Signe du Zodiaque (w/ Jean-Michel Archaimbault & Maurice LimatMaurice LimatMaurice Limat was a French author of science fiction.His œuvre, particularly abundant, was published primarily by publisher Fleuve Noir...
) (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2006, ISBN 1932983740) - Là Où s'ouvre l'Univers (with J.-M. Archaimbault & M. Limat) (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2008, ISBN 1934543128)
- Martervénux: L'Encyclopédie de l'Univers du Chevalier Coqdor (non fiction) (Rivière Blanche, 2008, ISBN 1934543217)
- Le Retour d'Hypnôs (with J.-M. Archaimbault & M. Limat) (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2009, ISBN 1934543381)
- Le Quatorzième Signe du Zodiaque (w/ Jean-Michel Archaimbault & Maurice Limat
- Over Here: An American Expat in the South of France (bio) (Black Coat Press, 2006, ISBN 1932983686)
- Les Compagnons de l'Ombre (French translations of Tales of the Shadowmen):
- Tome 1 (Rivière Blanche, 2007, ISBN 193454308X)
- Tome 2 (Rivière Blanche, 2008, ISBN 1934543322)
- Tome 3 (Rivière Blanche, 2009, ISBN 1934543470)
- Tome 4 (Rivière Blanche, 2009, ISBN 1934543856)
- Tome 5 (Rivière Blanche, 2010, ISBN 9781935558033)
- Tome 6 (Rivière Blanche, 2010, ISBN 9781935558521)
- Tome 7 (Rivière Blanche, 2011, ISBN 9781935558736)
- Tome 8 (Rivière Blanche, 2011, ISBN 9781612270159)
- La Dimension des Miracles Revisitée (French translation of Robert SheckleyRobert SheckleyRobert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and...
's The Dimension of Miracles Revisited) (Rivière Blanche, 2007, ISBN 1934543179) - Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
on Mars: The Further Memoirs of Gullivar JonesLieutenant Gullivar Jones: His VacationLieutenant Gullivar Jones: His Vacation is a novel by Edwin Lester Arnold combining elements of both fantasy and science fiction, first published in 1905. The last of Arnold's novels, its lukewarm reception led him to stop writing fiction...
(novel) (Black Coat Press, 2007, ISBN 1934543098) - Crépuscule Vaudou (novel) (Baleine imprint, Editions du SeuilÉditions du SeuilÉditions du Seuil is a French publishing house created in 1935, currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The seuil is the whole excitement of parting and arriving...
, 2008) - The Katrina Protocol (translation of Crépuscule Vaudou) (novel) (Black Coat Press, 2008, ISBN 1934543403)
- Pacifica (short story collection) (Rivière Blanche, 2009, ISBN 193454373X) (Black Coat Press, 2009, 9781935558293)
- Rouletabille and the Mystery of the Yellow Room (translation/adaptation of Gaston LerouxGaston LerouxGaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera , which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon...
's novel) (Black Coat Press, 2009, ISBN 1934543608) - Harry DicksonHarry DicksonHarry Dickson is a fictional pulp detective, born in America, educated in London, and was called The American Sherlock Holmes. He has appeared in almost 200 pulp magazines published in Germany, Holland, Belgium and France.- History :...
: The Heir of DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
(translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2009, ISBN 193454390X) - Arsène LupinArsène LupinArsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television such as Night Hood, stage play and comic book adaptations.- Overview :A...
vs. Countess CagliostroJosephine BalsamoJoséphine Balsamo a.k.a. Countess Cagliosto, is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist of Arsène Lupin, the notorious gentleman burglar created by Maurice Leblanc.-History:...
(translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2010, ISBN 9781935558323) - Doctor OmegaDoctor OmegaDoctor Omega is a fictional character created by French writer Arnould Galopin for his science fiction novel Le Docteur Oméga , visibly inspired by H. G...
and The Shadowmen]] (editor, Black Coat Press, 2011, ISBN 9781612270371) - The NyctalopeNyctalopeThe Nyctalope is the name of a lesser-known fictional superhero who appears in a book series of novels written by French writer Jean de La Hire, a prolific author of popular adventure series, many of which include science fiction elements...
Steps In (editor, Black Coat Press, 2011, ISBN 9781612270289)
Comics (writing)
Comics work includes:- Fury of FirestormFirestorm (comics)Firestorm is the name of several comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, the first Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #1 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Martin Stein, by himself as Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear...
#32 (art by Alan KupperbergAlan KupperbergAlan Kupperberg is an American comic artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips.-Career:Kupperberg began writing and drawing for Marvel Comics in 1974, mostly doing fill-ins and one-shots...
, DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, 1985) - Arak, Son of ThunderArak (comics)Arak is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert in Warlord #48 and was created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón.-Publication history:...
#45-50 (based on plots by Roy ThomasRoy ThomasRoy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
& Dann ThomasDann ThomasDanette "Dann" Thomas is a comic book writer, the wife of comic book writer and editor Roy Thomas. She has at times collaborated with Thomas on All-Star Squadron, Arak, Son of Thunder, the Crimson Avenger miniseries and Avengers West Coast.She married Roy Thomas in May 1981 and legally changed her...
, art by Gerald Forton & Tony DeZunigaTony DeZunigaTony DeZuniga is a Filipino comic-book artist best known for his work for DC Comics, where he co-created the characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid.-Early life and career:...
, DC, 1985) - Action ComicsAction ComicsAction Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
#579 (SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
/AsterixAsterixAsterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...
) (art by Keith GiffenKeith GiffenKeith Ian Giffen is an American comic book illustrator and writer.-Biography:Giffen was born in Queens, New York City....
, DC, 1986) - DC ChallengeDC ChallengeDC Challenge was a 12-issue comic book series produced by DC Comics from November 1985 to October 1986, as a round robin experiment in narrative...
#9 (with Roy Thomas, art by Don HeckDon HeckDon Heck was an American comic book artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, and for his long run penciling the Marvel superhero-team series The Avengers during the 1960s Silver Age of comic books.-Early life and career:Born in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New...
, DC, 1986)
- Teen Titans:
- Teen Titans Spotlight #6: "JerichoJericho (comics)Jericho is a fictional character, originally a superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans in the acclaimed 1980s period of The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, published by DC Comics...
" (with Marv WolfmanMarv WolfmanMarvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...
, art by Ross AndruRoss AndruRoss Andru was an American comic book artist and editor. He is best known for his work on Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Flash and Metal Men....
, DC, 1987) - Teen Titans Annual #3 (with Marv Wolfman, art by Mike Collins, DC, 1987)
- Teen Titans Spotlight #11: "Brotherhood of EvilBrotherhood of EvilThe Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, archenemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans.-Origins:The Brotherhood of Evil was founded by the engimatic villain the Brain. In the beginning, the group's motivation was world domination...
" (TintinThe Adventures of TintinThe Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
parodyParodyA parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
) (art by Joe OrlandoJoe OrlandoJoseph Orlando was a prolific illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades...
, DC, 1987) - Teen Titans #44 (art by Mike Collins, DC, 1988)
- Teen Titans Spotlight #6: "Jericho
- Star Trek #40 (with Len WeinLen WeinLen Wein is an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men...
, art by Tom SuttonTom SuttonTom Sutton was an American comic book artist who sometimes used the pseudonyms Sean Todd and Dementia...
, DC, 1987) - Blue BeetleBlue BeetleBlue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes that appear in American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939.-Publication history:...
#14-15, #17-22 (with Len Wein, art by Paris CullinsParis CullinsParis Cullins is an African-American comic-book artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Blue Devil and Blue Beetle, and Marvel Comics' Hyperkind.-Early career:...
, DC, 1987–1988) - Young All-StarsYoung All-StarsThe Young All-Stars are a team of fictional DC Comics superheroes. They were created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Michael Bair, and introduced in Young All-Stars #1, dated June 1987.-Publication history:...
#12, #16-17 (with Roy Thomas, art by Michael BairMichael BairMichael A. Hernandez is an American comic book artist , best known for his work as an inker. His work includes Marvel Comics' Alpha Flight, and DC Comics' Hawkman...
, DC, 1988) - Secret OriginsSecret OriginsSecret Origins is the title of three American comic book series published by DC Comics.The title began in 1961 and for one issue, all reprints. The title Secret Origins of Super Heroes went onto a second series, also reprints, which ran for seven issues from 1973-1974...
: ZatannaZatannaZatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman vol. 1 #4...
#27 (under the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Ehrich Weiss, art by Tom ArtisTom ArtisTom Artis was a comic book artist for DC Comics, Fleetway/Quality, and Marvel Comics throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1991, he was a partner in Leadslinger Comics and illustrated their only original release, The Terror...
, P. Craig RussellP. Craig RussellPhilip Craig Russell , also known as P. Craig Russell, is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards...
, Grant MiehmGrant MiehmGrant Miehm is a Canadian illustrator who has worked for a number of different American comics publishers.His work began appearing in the mid-1980s, in various titles produced by independent publishers, including The American for Dark Horse...
& Fred FredericksFred FredericksFred Fredericks is an American cartoonist, who has drawn the Mandrake the Magician comic strip for over 40 years, taking over for the late Phil Davis...
, DC, 1988)
- Doctor StrangeDoctor StrangeDoctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
:- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #6-8: "Book of the VishantiBook of the VishantiThe Book of the Vishanti is a fictional grimoire appearing in Marvel Comics, most closely associated with the character of Doctor Strange. It first appeared in Strange Tales #116 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. It is the greatest known source of "white" magical knowledge on the...
" (art by Tom SuttonTom SuttonTom Sutton was an American comic book artist who sometimes used the pseudonyms Sean Todd and Dementia...
, Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, 1989) - Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #9-13, 15: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by David Day & Dan Day, Marvel, 1990)
- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #16, 17, 20: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by Geof Isherwood, Marvel, 1990)
- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #21-23: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by Lee WeeksLee WeeksLee Weeks is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as Daredevil.-Career:Weeks made his professional comics debut in the 1980s, penciling, inking, and lettering a short story in Tales of Terror #5, a horror anthology published by Eclipse Comics...
, Marvel, 1990) - Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #26-27: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by Geof Isherwood, Marvel, 1991)
- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #31-33 (art by Larry AlexanderLarry AlexanderLarry Alexander is a journalist and military historian who has written a number of books about World War II, most notably about Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army...
, Marvel, 1991) - Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #37-41, #47 (with Roy Thomas, art by Geof Isherwood, Marvel, 1992)
- Doctor Strange Annual #2 (back-up features) (art by M. C. Wyman, Dave Hoover, Marvel, 1992)
- Marvel Super-Heroes Winter '92 (art by Brian Postman, Marvel, 1992)
- Marvel Super-Heroes Summer '93 (art by Greg LaRocqueGreg LaRocqueGreg LaRocque is an American comic book illustrator.Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, LaRocque worked as an assistant teacher at the Professional Institute of Art while still a teenager. He started his art career in the advertising field...
, Marvel, 1993)
- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #6-8: "Book of the Vishanti
- "The Last Party on Earth" in A1 #4 (Atomeka, 1990)
- What If...What If (comics)What If, sometimes rendered as What If...?, is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the road not traveled" by its various characters...
:- What If... #15: Fantastic FourFantastic FourThe Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
(with Roy Thomas, art by Greg CapulloGreg CapulloGregory “Greg” Capullo is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Quasar , X-Force , Angela and Spawn ....
, Marvel, 1990) - What If... #19: AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
(with Roy Thomas, art by Ron WilsonRon Wilson (comics)Ron Wilson is an American comic book artist known for his work on titles starring the Marvel Comics character The Thing, including the titles Marvel Two-in-One and The Thing...
, Marvel, 1990) - What If... #24: WolverineWolverine (comics)Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
(with Roy Thomas, art by Tom MorganTom Morgan (comics)Tom Morgan is an American comic book artist known primarily for his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America, The Punisher 2099, Excalibur and Iron Man.-Biography:...
, Marvel, 1991) - What If... #35-39 ("Time-Quake") (with Roy Thomas, art by Joe PhillipsJoe PhillipsJoe Phillips is an American artist, known for his mainstream comic book art and for his work depicting his views of gay life. He currently lives in San Diego, California.-Early Years and Comic Work:...
, Dave HooverDave HooverDave Hoover was an American comic book artist and animator, most notable for his art on DC Comics' The Wanderers limited series, as well as lengthy runs on DC's Starman and Marvel Comics' Captain America.-Early life:Hoover received his B.S...
, Mark Pacella, Marshall RogersMarshall RogersMarshall Rogers was an American comic-book artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics in the 1970s, particularly as one of the illustrators of Batman and Silver Surfer...
, M. C. Wyman, Gavin Curtis, Marvel, 1992)
- What If... #15: Fantastic Four
- The Airtight GarageAirtight GarageThe Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius...
(with MoebiusJean GiraudJean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
):- The Elsewhere Prince #1-6 (art by Eric ShanowerEric ShanowerEric James Shanower is an American comics artist and writer, best known for his Oz novels and comics and the on-going retelling of the Trojan War as Age of Bronze.-Biography:...
, Epic ComicsEpic ComicsEpic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
, 1990) - The Airtight Garage: Onyx Overlord #1-4 (art by Jerry BinghamJerry BinghamJerry Bingham is an American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books, commercial illustration, and design...
, Epic, 1992)
- The Elsewhere Prince #1-6 (art by Eric Shanower
- Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
's Hellraiser:- Clive Barker's Hellraiser #3: "Blood of a Poet" (art by John RidgwayJohn Ridgway (comic artist)John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
, Epic, 1990) - Clive Barker's Hellraiser Summer Special ("The Devil's Absolution") (art by Jorge Zeffino, Epic, 1993)
- Clive Barker's Hellraiser #3: "Blood of a Poet" (art by John Ridgway
- Legends of ArzachArzachArzach is a comic book collection of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, which were originally published in the French sci-fi/fantasy comics magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories follow Arzach, a silent warrior who rides a pterodactyl-like creature through a strange,...
#1-6 (Kitchen Sink PressKitchen Sink PressKitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen owned and operated Kitchen Sink Press until 1999. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in...
, 1992)
- AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
Annual #22 (AnachronautsAnachronauts (comics)The Anachronauts are group of fictional warriors existing in the Marvel Universe that serve Kang the Conqueror as his personal guard. The Anachronauts were brought together by Kang, after having bested each of them in personal combat and extracting their allegiance to him. They are from various...
) (with Roy Thomas, art by Al MilgromAl MilgromAllen "Al" Milgrom is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of Marvel Fanfare; his long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker on Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man; his four-year tenure as West...
, Marvel, 1993) - ThunderstrikeThunderstrike (Eric Masterson)Eric Masterson is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero that has appeared as Thor and later Thunderstrike. The character was introduced as a supporting character in the Thor title, but continued in several other comic books, including the self-titled series Thunderstrike...
#13-16 (Code: Blue) (with Roy Thomas, art by Larry Alexander, Marvel, 1994) - H. P. LovecraftH. P. LovecraftHoward Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
's CthulhuCthulhuCthulhu is a fictional character that first appeared in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. The character was created by writer H. P...
#1-3 (with Roy Thomas, art by Brian Bendis, Millenium, 1994) - Cadillacs and DinosaursXenozoic TalesXenozoic Tales is an alternative comic book by Mark Schultz set in a post-apocalyptic future. Publication began in 1986 with the story "Xenozoic!" included in the comic anthology Death Rattle. This was shortly followed by Xenozoic Tales #1 in February 1987...
#5 (back-up feature) (art by Sylvain Despretz, ToppsToppsThe Topps Company, Inc., manufactures chewing gum, candy and collectibles. Based in New York, New York, Topps is best known as a leading producer of baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, hockey cards and other sports and non-sports themed trading cards.-Company history:Topps itself was...
, 1994) - DeathstrokeDeathstrokeDeathstroke the Terminator , originally simply the Terminator, and known by the Teen Titans as Slade, is a fictional character, a supervillain and sometimes antihero in the DC Comics Universe. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2...
the Terminator #31-33, #37-38 (with Marv Wolfman, art by Steve ErwinSteve ErwinSteve Erwin is a comic book artist. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked primarily for DC Comics, co-creating the titles Checkmate! and Gunfire...
, Jaxon Renick, DC, 1994) - The FrankensteinFrankensteinFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
-DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
War #1-3 (with Roy Thomas, art by Claude Saint Aubin, Topps, 1995) - Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
#26-27 ("Mudd's Pets") (Malibu ComicsMalibu ComicsMalibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
, 1995)
- Tongue * Lash:
- The Serpent's Tooth (art by Dave TaylorDave Taylor (comics)Dave Taylor is a British comic book creator. He is best known for his work on Force Works, as well as Batman and Judge Dredd stories.-Biography:Taylor was born in Liverpool in 1964 and attended the Liverpool Arts School....
, Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
, 1996) - The Hidden Place (art by Dave Taylor, Dark Horse, 1999)
- The Serpent's Tooth (art by Dave Taylor
- The Metropolis Trilogy:
- Superman's MetropolisSuperman's MetropolisSuperman's Metropolis is a DC Comics comic book Elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on German Expressionist cinema...
(with Roy ThomasRoy ThomasRoy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
, art by Ted McKeeverTed McKeever-Career:McKeever first professional work appeared in 1987, when he published the first five parts of his unfinished series Transit , establishing his trademark style. This was followed in 1987-1988 by his 12-part series Eddy Current. This "12-hour book" centers on an escapee from an asylum...
, ElseworldsElseworldsElseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. According to its tagline: "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places — some that have existed, and others...
, DC, 64 pages, 1996, ISBN 1563892421) - Batman: NosferatuBatman: NosferatuBatman: Nosferatu is a DC Comics comic book Elseworlds publication and is the middle of a trilogy based on German Expressionism cinema. It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, and illustrated by Ted McKeever....
(art by Ted McKeever, Elseworlds, DC, 64 pages, 1999, ISBN 1563893797) - Wonder Woman: The Blue AmazonWonder Woman: The Blue AmazonWonder Woman: The Blue Amazon is a DC Comics comic book Elseworlds publication and the final part of a trilogy, based on German Expressionist cinema. It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier and illustrated by Ted McKeever....
(art by Ted McKeever, Elseworlds, DC, 64 pages, 2003)
- Superman's Metropolis
- Phantom of Which Opera? (art by Timothy J. Green II, in Frank FrazettaFrank FrazettaFrank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media...
's Magazine, 1999 / Mustang #302, Semic ComicsSemic ComicsSemic Comics is one of the leading comic book publishers in France, also known as Semic S.A. Along with French comics, formerly the company published the official translations of products produced by DC Comics and Marvel Comics but now, Marvel and DC are published by Panini.Today, Semic Publishes...
, 2002) - Legends of the DC Universe: SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
/ TransilvaneTransilvaneTransilvane is a fictional small artificial planet with two horn-like protuberances in the . It was created by Jack Kirby in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142 and #143 by the mad scientist Dabney Donovan....
#22-23 (art by José Ladrönn, DC, 1999) - KaburKaburKabur is a French comic book character written by Claude J. Legrand and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1975....
(Special-Zembla #158-176) (art by Luciano BernasconiLuciano BernasconiLuciano Bernasconi is an Italian comic book artist. In the early 1960s, he worked for fellow artist Carlo Cedroni's Studio Barbato, Editions Lug in France, and Edizioni Europer in Rome....
, Mike Ratera, Willy Hudic, Martin Manuel Peniche, Juan Roncagliolo Berger, Semic, 2001–2003; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2009–10) - HomicronHomicronHomicron is a French comic book character created by Lina Buffolente for French publisher Editions Lug in 1972.Homicron is an alien from planet Alpha, whose inhabitants have the power to turn into energy beings to explore the cosmos. To save the American scape capsule Apollo XIX, Homicron becomes...
(art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, Fantask #1-4, Semic, 2001; trade paperback, Semic, 2003; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - Gallix (Special-Zembla #160) (art by Olivier Peru & Stephane Peru, Semic, 2001)
- Drago (Special-Rodeo #171) (art by Olivier Peru & Stephane Peru, Semic, 2001)
- Alone in the DarkAlone in the Dark (series)Alone in the Dark is a series of survival horror computer games from Infogrames. In most of the series, the gamer plays as private investigator Edward Carnby, who usually goes to investigate a haunted mansion or town that is full of undead creatures. The story is based on the writings of H. P...
(art by Matt HaleyMatt HaleyMatt Haley is an American film director, art director and book illustrator artist. Currently he is the art-director of Morgan Spurlock's "Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope" feature documentary, which recently debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival...
& Aleksi Briclot, Semic, 2001 / Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, 2002) - Hogun Temu (Forbidden Book #1) (art by Philippe Xavier, Renaissance Press, 2001)
- Nightspeeder (art by Kevin O'NeillKevin O'Neill (comics)Kevin O'Neill is an English comic book illustrator best known as the co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law , and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen .-Early career:...
, KogKogKog is a settlement in the hills to the northeast of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Podravska statistical region....
#2, Harnois, 2001) - Zembla (Special-Zembla #163-165) (art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, Semic, 2001)
- WampusWampusWampus is a French comic book character written by Franco Frescura and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1969....
(Fantask #3-5; Mustang #303-306; Planète Comics #14) (art by Luciano Bernasconi, Semic, 2001–02; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - Dragut (Kiwi #560-576) (art by Jean-Marc Lainé, Olivier & Stephane Peru, Alfredo Macall, Semic, 2001–03; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - Phenix (art by Frederic Grivaud, Mariano de la Torre, Juan Roncagliolo Berger, Fantask #5; Planète Comics #14; Yuma #1-8) (Semic; 2001–03); reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2011)) - Motor Mayhem (art by Manuel GarciaManuel GarciaManuel Garcia may refer to:*Manuel García , singer & voice pedagogue; son of Manuel García *Manuel García , Spanish singer and composer, father of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García...
& Eduardo Alpuente, Semic, 2001) - Lagrid (Special-Zembla #164, 176) (art by Philippe Xavier, Semic, 2002)
- Galaor (art by Olivier & Stephane Peru, Special-Zembla #164) (Semic, 2002)
- Brigade TemporelleBrigade TemporelleBrigade Temporelle is a French comic book series created by French writer Claude J. Legrand and Spanish artist Edmond Ripoll for the magazine Futura published by Editions Lug in 1972....
(art by Timothy J. Green II, Fantask #5, Planète Comics #14) (Semic, 2002) - StarlockStarlockStarlock is a French comic book character created by writer Claude J. Legrand and artist Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1990....
(Yuma #1-2) (art by Luciano Bernasconi, Semic, 2002; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - Bathy-09 (Yuma #3) (art by Marc Lataste, Semic 2002)
- The Restaurant (Mustang #307) (art by Timothy J. Green II, Semic, 2002)
- Tanka (Special-Zembla #167) (art by Yves Mondet, Semic, 2002; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - JalebJalebJaleb is a French comic book character created by writer Claude J. Legrand and artist Annibale Casabianca for French publisher Editions Lug in 1972....
(Special-Zembla #167) (art by Annibale Casabianca, Semic, 2002; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010–11)) - JaydeeJaydee (character)Jaydee is a French comic book character created by Danilo Grossi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1988.Jaydee is an alien abandoned on Earth as a baby. Raised in an orphanage, he later befriends Mary Stone and discovers that he has the power to metamorphose into any animal of his choice...
(Special-Zembla #168) (art by Danilo Grossi, Semic, 2002; reprinted Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2010)) - Strangers (art by Manuel Garcia and Fernando Blanco, Planète Comics #14, Strangers #1-4, Image Comics #1-3, Yuma #9-10, Semic, 2002–03; Strangers #1-6, Image Comics, 2003; reprinted Wanga Comics, 2010))
- Frank Universal (Yuma #4) (art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, Semic, 2003)
- Legion Loufoque (Yuma #6, #10) (art by Cyril Bouquet and David LafuenteDavid LafuenteDavid Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist. As of 2009 he works for Marvel Comics as the artist for Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man. He currently resides in London.-Career:Lafuente was discovered by Marvel Editor C.B...
, SEMIC, 2003)
- RoburRobur the ConquerorRobur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, The Master of the World, which was published in 1904.- Plot summary :...
:- De la Lune à la Terre/From the Moon to the Earth (art by Gil FormosaGil FormosaGil Formosa is a French cartoonist and an illustrator.-Biography:Gil Formosa entered by comics world in 1977 at the age of 18, he created four short stories for Pilote magazine. He also began the heroic fantasy series 'Légendes du Chevalier Cargal' in this magazine in 1982. The series ran until 1989...
, Albin Michel, 2003; Heavy MetalHeavy 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...
, December 2003) - 20000 Ans sous les Mers/20000 Years Under the Sea (art by Gil Formosa, Albin Michel, 2004; Heavy Metal, Fall 2005)
- Voyage au Centre de la Lune/Journey to the Center of the Moon (art by Gil Formosa, Albin Michel, 2005; Heavy Metal, Fall 2007)
- De la Lune à la Terre/From the Moon to the Earth (art by Gil Formosa
- Dick Demon (Mustang #309-313) (art by Jean-Michel Arden, Semic, 2003)
- Cassandra Troy (Mustang #310) (art by Gerald Forton, Semic, 2003)
- King Kabur #1: Les Seigneurs Blêmes (art by Mike Ratera, Semic, 2003)
- WitchbladeWitchbladeWitchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
: Serment de Sang/Blood Oath (art by Stephane RouxStephane RouxStephane Roux is a French comic book artist who is known mostly for his cover work for Marvel, DC and Semic comics. He has worked on such titles as Witchblade: Blood Oath, scripted by Jean-Marc Lofficier, as well as Sibilla and Strangers in the Semic pocket publications...
, Semic, 2004; Top Cow, 2004, ISBN 1582403961) - Brigade Temporelle: La Guerre du Graal (art by Timothy J. Green II, Semic, 2005)
- Mystic ArcanaMystic ArcanaMystic Arcana is a 2007 Marvel Comics storyline published as a series of four one-shot titles. Each book in the series contains an individual main story followed by a back-up story whose plot continues through all four books. The main story in each book focuses upon a different fictional character,...
: Black KnightBlack Knight (Sir Percy)Sir Percy of Scandia, also known as the original Black Knight, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was a medieval knight created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely.- Publication history :...
(with Roy Thomas, art by Tom GrummettTom GrummettThomas "Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.During his run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and...
and Eric NguyenEric NguyenEric Michael Nguyen was an American professional storm chaser, meteorologist, and photographer from Keller, Texas, United States...
, Marvel, 2007) - Hexagon (Three volumes) (Hexagon ComicsHexagon ComicsHexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books....
, 2011)
Comics (translations)
Works by MoebiusJean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
:
- MoebiusJean GiraudJean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
- #1 - Upon A StarLe Monde d'Edena"Le Monde d'Edena" is a series of graphic novels by French artist Moebius. It was inspired by a portfolio Moebius made for the French car manufacturer Citroën, called "The Star", in 1983....
(MarvelMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
/Epic ComicsEpic ComicsEpic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
, 1987) - #2 - ArzachArzachArzach is a comic book collection of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, which were originally published in the French sci-fi/fantasy comics magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories follow Arzach, a silent warrior who rides a pterodactyl-like creature through a strange,...
(Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987)- Legends of Arzach #1-6 (Tundra Press, 1992)
- Visions of Arzach (Tundra, 1993)
- Arzach (Dark Horse, 1996)
- Legends of Arzach #1-6 (Tundra Press, 1992)
- #3 - The Airtight GarageAirtight GarageThe Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius...
(Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987) - #4 - The Long TomorrowThe Long Tomorrow"The Long Tomorrow" is the title of a short story comic written by Dan O'Bannon in 1975, and illustrated by Moebius. In his introduction to the French hardcover graphic story collection "The Long Tomorrow", Moebius wrote:...
(written by Dan O'BannonDan O'BannonDaniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon was an American motion picture screenwriter, director and occasional actor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres.-Early life and career:...
) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987)- The Exotics (Dark Horse, 1997)
- #5 - The Gardens of AedenaLe Monde d'Edena"Le Monde d'Edena" is a series of graphic novels by French artist Moebius. It was inspired by a portfolio Moebius made for the French car manufacturer Citroën, called "The Star", in 1983....
(Marvel/Epic Comics, 1988) - #6 - Pharagonesia (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1988)
- Rock City (Dark Horse, 1996)
- #7 - The GoddessLe Monde d'Edena"Le Monde d'Edena" is a series of graphic novels by French artist Moebius. It was inspired by a portfolio Moebius made for the French car manufacturer Citroën, called "The Star", in 1983....
(Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990) - #8 - Mississippi River (written by Jean-Michel Charlier) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
- #0 - The Horny Goof (Dark HorseDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
, 1990) - #1/2 - The Early Moebius (Graffiti, 1992)
- #9 - StelLe Monde d'Edena"Le Monde d'Edena" is a series of graphic novels by French artist Moebius. It was inspired by a portfolio Moebius made for the French car manufacturer Citroën, called "The Star", in 1983....
(Marvel/Epic Comics, 1994) - The Art of Moebius (edited by Byron PreissByron PreissByron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of iBooks.-Early life and career:...
, Marvel/Epic/Berkley BooksBerkley BooksBerkley Books is an imprint of Penguin Group that began as an independent company in 1955. It was established by Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein, who were working for Avon and formed "Chic News Company". They renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. in 1955. They soon found a niche in science fiction...
, 1989) - Carnet 3 and Interview '74 in A-1 #4 (Atomeka, 1990)
- Chaos (Marvel/Epic, 1991)
- Metallic Memories (Marvel/Epic, 1992)
- Fusion (Marvel/Epic, 1995)
- The Man From The Ciguri in Cheval Noir #26-50 (Dark Horse, 1992–94)
- The Man from the Ciguri (Dark Horse, 1996)
- Moebius Comics #1-6 (Caliber Press, 1996–97)
- #1 - Upon A Star
- Marie-Dakar in Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse PresentsDark Horse Presents was the first comic book published by Dark Horse Comics in 1986 and was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, running from July 2007 until August 2010...
#63 (Dark Horse, 1992) - The IncalThe IncalThe Incal is a set of science fiction comic book series written in French by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Moebius and others. The Incal takes place in, and introduced Jodorowsky's "Jodoverse", a fictional universe in which his science fiction comics take place.-List of main characters:*...
(written by Alejandro JodorowskyAlejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky, is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, comic book writer and spiritual guru...
)- The Incal #1-3 (Marvel/Epic, 1988)
- In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker in A-1 #4 (Atomeka, 1990)
- In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker in Heavy MetalHeavy 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...
(1990)
- In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker in Heavy Metal
- MetabaronsMetabaronsThe Metabarons or The Saga of The Meta-Barons is a science fantasy comic series relating the history of a dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. The Metabarons series was written by creator Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Argentinian artist Juan Gimenez...
#1 - Othon the Great (Heavy Metal, 1995)
- Blueberry (written by Jean-Michel CharlierJean-Michel CharlierJean-Michel Charlier was a Belgian script writer best known as a writer of realistic European comics. He was a co-founder of the famed European comics magazine Pilote.-Biography:...
)- Blueberry #1 - Chihuahua Pearl (incl. The $500,000 Man) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1989)
- Blueberry #2 - Ballad for a Coffin (inc. The Outlaw) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1989)
- The Blueberry Saga (Mojo PressMojo PressMojo Press is a now-defunct small press which primarily published science fiction, horror, and western books and graphic novels between 1994-1999.-History:...
, 1996)
- The Blueberry Saga (Mojo Press
- Blueberry #3 - Angel Face (inc. Broken Nose) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
- Blueberry #4 - The Ghost Tribe (inc. The Long March) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
- Blueberry #5 - The End of the Trail (inc. The Last Card) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
- Young Blueberry #1 - Blueberry's Secret (Catalan CommunicationsCatalan CommunicationsCatalan Communications was a New York publishing company, operated by Bernd Metz, which mainly focused on English-language translations of European graphic novels, presented in a series of high-quality trade paperbacks.-Company history:...
/Comcat, 1989) - Young Blueberry #2 - A Yankee Named Blueberry (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
- Young Blueberry #3 - The Blue Coats (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
- Lt. Blueberry #1 - The Iron Horse (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
- Lt. Blueberry #2 - Steelfingers (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
- Lt. Blueberry #3 - General Golden Mane (inc. The Trail of the Sioux) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
- Marshal Blueberry - The Lost Dutchman's Mine (inc. The Ghost with Golden Bullets) (Marvel/Epic, 1991)
- Blueberry - Arizona Love in Cheval Noir #46-50 (Dark Horse, 1993)
- The Magic Crystal #1-3 (written by Moebius; art by Marc Bati)
- #1 - The Magic Crystal (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
- #2 - Island of the Unicorn (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
- #3 - Aurelys's Secret (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
- M. Mouche in A-1 #3 (written by Jean-Luc Coudray, Atomeka, 1989)
- Eyes of the Cat in TabooTaboo (comic)Taboo was a comics anthology edited by Steve Bissette that was designed to feature edgier and more adult comics than could be published through mainstream publishers. The series began as a horror anthology, but soon branched out into other genres as well...
#4 (written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Spiderbaby, 1990) - The Madwoman of the Sacred-Heart in Dark Horse Presents #70-76 (Dark Horse, 1993)
- The Madwoman of the Sacred-Heart #1-#2 (Dark Horse, 1996)
Cheval Noir
Cheval Noir
Cheval Noir was a comics anthology published by Dark Horse Comics, containing mostly English Language reprints of European comics. The title features work by some of Europe's best known comics artists, with contributions from some American and Japanese artists too...
(Dark Horse, 1989–94)
- Adele Blanc-Sec by Jacques TardiJacques TardiJacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. He is often credited solely as Tardi.-Biography:After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started writing comics in 1969, at the...
- #1 - Adele and the Beast in #1-5 (1989)
- (NBM PublishingNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
, 1990)
- (NBM Publishing
- #2 - The Demon of the Eiffel Tower in #6-8 (1990)
- (NBM, 1991)
- #3 - The Mad Scientist in #15-18 (1990)
- #4 - Mummies on Parade in #19-23 (1991)
- #5 - The Secret of the Salamander (one-shot) (Dark Horse, 1992)
- Adieu, Brindavoine in #24-27 (1992)
- The Flower in the Rifle in #29 (1992)
- #1 - Adele and the Beast in #1-5 (1989)
- Lone SloaneLone SloaneLone Sloane is a science fiction comics character created in 1966 by the French cartoonist Philippe Druillet.-Publication history:Lone Sloane's first episode was that of Druillet's very debut, Mystère des Abîmes, published in 1966. The following stories were published on the French magazine Pilote...
by Philippe DruilletPhilippe DruilletPhilippe Druillet is a French comics artist and creator, and an innovator in visual design.-Biography:Druillet was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France but spent his youth in Spain, returning to France in 1952 after the death of his father...
- #1 - The Six Voyages of Lone Sloane in #1-6 (1989)
- (NBM, 1990)
- #2 - Delirius in #7-12 (1990)
- #1 - The Six Voyages of Lone Sloane in #1-6 (1989)
- RorkRorkRork is a series of seven graphic novels by Andreas. It is also the name of the protagonist of the series.The character Rork is a white-haired "wizard" from another dimension who solves supernatural mysteries, before embarking on a quest to discover his origins...
by Andreas- #1 - Fragments in #1-3, 5-7 (1989)
- (NBM, 1990)
- #2 - Passages in #13-17 (1990)
- (NBM, 1991)
- #3 - The Graveyard of Cathedrals in #19-23 (1991)
- #4 - Starlight in #36-40 (1992)
- (NBM, 1992)
- #5 - Capricorn in #47-50 (1993)
- #1 - Fragments in #1-3, 5-7 (1989)
- Fred & Bob in Cheval Noir #1-3, 5-8, 10-11, 20, 22-23, 26 (1989–91)
- Les Cites ObscuresLes Cités ObscuresLes Cités obscures is a graphic novel series set on a Counter-Earth, started by the Belgian comics artist François Schuiten and his friend, writer Benoît Peeters in the early 1980s...
by Benoit PeetersBenoît PeetersBenoît Peeters is a comics writer, novelist, and critic. He has lived in Belgium since 1978.His best-known work is Les Cités Obscures, an imaginary world which mingles a Borgesian metaphysical surrealism with the detailed architectural vistas of the series' artist, François Schuiten...
& François SchuitenFrançois SchuitenBaron François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.-Biography:François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956....
- Fever in Urbicand in #1-6 (1990)
- (NBM, 1990)
- "'The Tower in #9-14 (1991)
- (NBM, 1993)
- Fever in Urbicand in #1-6 (1990)
- Coutoo by Andreas in #8-11 (1990)
- Coutoo (one-shot) (Dark Horse, 1991)
- The Roach Killer in #10-14 (1991)
- (NBM, 1992)
- The Great Power of the Chninkel by Jean Van HammeJean Van HammeJean Van Hamme is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including Histoire sans héros, Thorgal, XIII and Largo Winch.-Early years:...
& Grzegorz RosińskiGrzegorz RosinskiGrzegorz Rosiński is a Polish comic book artist. He is best known for the series Thorgal.-Early life:Grzegorz Rosiński was born in Stalowa Wola in 1941...
in #13-22 (1991) - Jordan in #23-26, 28 (1992)
Other:
- French Ice #1-13 (Carmen Cru by Jean-Marc Lelong, Kador by Christian Binet) (Renegade PressRenegade PressRenegade Press was an American comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Notable titles published by Renegade include Flaming Carrot, Ms...
, 1987-88) - AquablueAquablueAquablue is a French science fiction graphic novel by writer Thierry Cailleteau with several artists, Olivier Vatine and Ciro Tota and Stéphane Brangier . An adventure and military-themed series, it also places a lot of weight on interesting characters, ecological themes and criticism of colonial...
#1-2 (by Thierry Cailleteau & Olivier Vatine) (Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
, 1989-1990) - French Ticklers #1-3 (Kitchen Sink PressKitchen Sink PressKitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen owned and operated Kitchen Sink Press until 1999. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in...
, 1989-90) - "The Fugue in Taboo #4 (by Philippe Foerster, Spiderbaby Grafix, 1990)
- "The Music-Loving Spider" in Taboo #7 (by Foerster) (Spiderbaby, 1992)
- "First Signs of Activity..." in Snarf #14 (by EdikaEdikaÉdika is the nom de plume of Édouard Karali, a French comics artist, born December 17, 1940 in Heliopolis, Egypt, who is renowned for his distinctively absurd style...
) (Kitchen Sink, 1990) - "Chomdu" in Snarf #15 (by Edika) (Kitchen Sink, 1990)
- Chip 'n DaleChip 'n DaleChip and Dale are two chipmunk cartoon characters created in 1943 at Walt Disney Productions. Their names are a pun based on the name "Chippendale"...
(The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
, 1990) - Nosferatu (by Philippe Druillet) (Dark Horse, 1991)
- Cromwell Stone (by Andreas) (Dark Horse, 1992)
- Nestor BurmaNestor BurmaNestor Burma is a fictional character created by French crime novelist Léo Malet. In the series of crime novels featuring him one can isolate a subset of novels each set in a different quarter of Paris which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries of Paris", homaging the most famous feuilleton of the 19th...
#1 - The Bloody Streets of Paris (by Léo MaletLéo Malet-Biography:Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee" in Montmartre, Paris in 1925....
& Jacques Tardi) (Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 2004). - WampusWampusWampus is a French comic book character written by Franco Frescura and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1969....
#1 (Hexagon, 2005) ISBN 1932983619 - C.L.A.S.H.C.L.A.S.H.C.L.A.S.H. is a comic book series published in France but realized by Italian artists Franco Frescura and Giorgio Trevisan for Editions Lug in 1969.Headquartered in Aspen, Colorado, C.L.A.S.H...
(Hexagon, 2006) ISBN 1932983627 - Phenix #1 (Hexagon, 2006) ISBN 1932983635
- KaburKaburKabur is a French comic book character written by Claude J. Legrand and illustrated by Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1975....
#1 (Hexagon, 2006) ISBN 193298383X - ZemblaZembla (character)Zembla is a French comic book character created by Augusto Pedrazza and Franco Oneta for French publisher Editions Lug in 1963.-History:Zembla was created at the initiative of editor-in-chief Marcel Navarro to compete with the highly successful pseudo-Tarzan, Akim, published by Lug's competitor,...
#1 (Hexagon, 2007) ISBN 1932983937 - "HomicronHomicronHomicron is a French comic book character created by Lina Buffolente for French publisher Editions Lug in 1972.Homicron is an alien from planet Alpha, whose inhabitants have the power to turn into energy beings to explore the cosmos. To save the American scape capsule Apollo XIX, Homicron becomes...
" in Strangers #1 (Hexagon, 2008) ISBN 1934543101 - "JaydeeJaydee (character)Jaydee is a French comic book character created by Danilo Grossi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1988.Jaydee is an alien abandoned on Earth as a baby. Raised in an orphanage, he later befriends Mary Stone and discovers that he has the power to metamorphose into any animal of his choice...
" in Strangers #2 (Hexagon, 2009) ISBN 193454342X - "StarlockStarlockStarlock is a French comic book character created by writer Claude J. Legrand and artist Luciano Bernasconi for French publisher Editions Lug in 1990....
" in Strangers #3 (Hexagon, 2009) ISBN 1934543659
Animation
- Super FriendsSuper FriendsSuper Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup...
: The Legendary Superpowers Show : "Apokolips Now" (unproduced, Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
, 1985) - Duck Tales : "Magica's Shadow War" (The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
, 1986) - The Real GhostbustersThe Real GhostbustersThe Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Enterprises, and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. "The Real" was added to the title after a dispute with...
: "The Ghostbusters in Paris", "The Headless Motorcyclist" (DIC EntertainmentDiC EntertainmentDIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
/Columbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, 1986) - The Bionic SixBionic SixBionic Six is an American/Japanese animated television series from 1987, produced by TMS Entertainment and distributed by MCA TV...
: "The Hive", "Bone of Contention" (TMS Entertainment/Universal TelevisionUniversal TelevisionUniversal Television is the television production arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group, and by extension, the NBC television network...
, 1987) - The Airtight GarageAirtight GarageThe Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius...
(feature, unproduced, 1989) - Young Robin HoodYoung Robin HoodYoung Robin Hood is an animated series produced by Cinar and Hanna-Barbera. The series takes place when Robin is a teenager, Richard the Lion Heart is on his "first crusade" and Robin Hood's father, the Earl of Huntington, joins him.-Synopsis:...
: "Merry no More" (CinarÇinarÇınar is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey and also the name of downtown of Denizli city of Denizli Province of Turkey....
/Hanna-Barbera, 1991) - Oedipus & Rex (bible, unproduced, ABC TelevisionABC TelevisionABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
, 1996)
Features
- Despair (adapted from a novel by Marc Agapit; in production; 2008)
External links
- Jean-Marc Lofficier at Futurealstudio.com
Interviews
- Interview Proton Charging October 9, 1998