Pierre Christin (; born 27 July 1938) is a French comics creator and writer.

Biography

Christin was born at

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in 1938. After graduating from the

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, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the

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. His first comics story, ''Le Rhum du Punch'', illustrated by his childhood friend

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by co ...

, was published in 1966 in ''

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'' magazine. Christin returned to France the following year to join the faculty of the

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. That year he again collaborated with Mézières to create the science-fiction series ''

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'' for ''Pilote''. The first episode was ''Les Mauvais Rêves'' (''Bad Dreams''). In addition to the ongoing ''Valerian'', Christin has written several other comics one-shots, including '' The City That Didn't Exist'' (''La Ville qui n'existe pas''), '' The Black Order Brigade'' (''Les Phalanges de l'ordre noir'') and '' The Hunting Party'' (''Partie de chasse'') (all illustrated by

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). Among the many European comics artist he has collaborated with are Enki Bilal,

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, Raymond Poïvet, Jijé,

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, Daniel Ceppi, and François Boucq. He has also written screenplays and science-fiction novels.

Awards

* 1976:

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, Best French Author * 1986: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Library Readers Award, for ''La voyageuse de la petite ceinture'' * 1995: Haxtur Awards,

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, nominated for Best Short Comic Strip, for ''El Círculo del poder'' ('' The Circles of Power'') * 1997: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Tournesol Award, for ''Les otages de l’Ultralum'' (''

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'') * 1996:

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, Best International Writer * 2019: Angoulême International Comics Festival René Goscinny award

Notes

References

Pierre Christin publications in ''Pilote''
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External links

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