Bruno Gazzotti (born 16 September 1970) is a Belgian
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artist.
He has drawn several popular comics, such as ''
Soda'' and ''
Seuls''.
Childhood
Gazzotti's Italian grandfather had been a miner, and his father lived in Belgium from a very early age. Both his parents were sport instructors, and comic enthusiasts. As a child, Gazzotti was himself very interested in Franco-Belgian comics such as
Tintin
Tintin usually refers to:
* ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series
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. In 1988, he was hired by
Spirou's editor in chief
Patrick Pinchart, who, after seeing the portfolio, commissioned a few illustrations. He had previously studied at
Institut Saint Luc in
Liège
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Early career
Shortly after, he assisted artist
Janry on
Le petit Spirou (from the 20th strip onwards ), with writer
Tome. With Tome, he later became the artist for a semi-realistic series about a
New York
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policeman,
Soda, in 1989.
2000 onwards
Gazzotti continued drawing Soda until 2005, with "
Apocalypse Code", the series' 12th album. This was despite him saying, shortly after the comic's release, "I should normally continue the series, as we have found an agreement to continue that satisfies everyone." The comic was later continued by Tome and Dan Verlinden.
In January 2006, he and writer
Fabien Vehlmann released the first episode of a new saga,
Seuls, about a group of teenagers who try surviving in a mysterious world where adults have disappeared. It was very successfully both commercially and critically.
Prizes
2007: "Prix jeunesse du
festival d'Angouleme"
References
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1970 births
Living people
Belgian comics artists
Spirou (magazine) people
Belgian people of Italian descent