Philippe Dupuy (born 12 December 1960,

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) and Charles Berbérian (born 28 May 1959,

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) are

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s most famous for their series of Franco-Belgian comics

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featuring the character ''Monsieur Jean''. Their collaboration is notable as they share every aspect of creating their stories, from plot through layouts,

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and

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, to the extent that it is impossible to detect who is responsible for what. But in 2003, they decided to again work on their own, and have since published solo material like ''Hanté'' by Dupuy in 2005.

Bibliography

* ''Le Petit Peintre'' (Magic Strip, 1985) * ''Chantal Thomas'' (Michel Lagarde, 1987) * ''Les Héros ne Meurent Jamais'' (L'Association, 1991) * ''Le Monde est Fou'' (À Suivre, 1997) — based on a script by Vincent Ravalec * ''Monsieur Jean 4: Vivons heureux sans avoir l'air'' (1999) * ''The Complete Universe of Dupuy-Berberian'' (Oog en Blik, 2006)

Awards

* 1989: Award for First Comic Book at the

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, France * 1999: Award for Best French Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival * 2003:

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, United States * 2006: nominated for Best Comic book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (Philippe Dupuy only) * 2008:

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References

Philippe Dupuy at Lambiek.net

External links

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* An article by Guillaume Paugam "Dupuy, Berberian - Le trait", published in the journa

"La bande dessinée : ce qu'elle dit, ce qu'elle montre", 2006. Comics duos French comics writers French comics artists Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême winners École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni Inkpot Award winners {{Europe-comics-creator-stub