Jacques de Loustal (born 10 April 1956) is a French
comics artist
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who uses a painterly style reminiscent of
David Hockney
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.
Biography
In combination with a career as an
illustrator
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, Loustal began working in comics in the late 1970s publishing short comics in the
Franco-Belgian comics magazines ''
Métal Hurlant
''Métal Hurlant'' (; literal translation: "Howling Metal," "Screaming Metal") is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories. Originally created in 1974, the anthology ceased publication in 1987, but was revived b ...
'', ''
Pilote
''Pilote'' (), for a while subtitled ''the magazine of Asterix and Obelix'' (French: ''Le Journal D’Astérix et D’Obélix'' ) was a French comics magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major Franco-Belgian comics, French ...
'', ''Nitro'', ''Chic'', ''Zoulou'' as well as newspapers such as ''
Libération
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'', usually working with writer .
In 1984 Loustal became a frequent contributor to the monthly ''
À Suivre
''À Suivre'' or ''(A SUIVRE)'' (English translation: "To Be Continued") was a Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house, and was preceded by a "0", or test, issue in October 1977. A ...
'' magazine, for which he created ''Coeurs de Sable'', ''Barney et la Note Bleue'', ''Un Jeune Homme Romantique'' and ''Kid Congo''.
Partial bibliography
* ''Arrière saison''
* ''Viviane, Simone et les autres''
* ''Zenata plage''
* ''Carnet de voyages''
* ''Ce qu'il attendait d'elle''
* ''Ciné-Romans''
* ''Touriste de bananes'' (after text by
Georges Simenon
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)
* ''Insolite''
* ''La Nuit de l'alligator''
* ''Une vespa, des lunettes noires, une palm beach, elles voudraient en plus que j'ai de la conversation.''
*''Barney et la note bleue'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''CÅ“urs de sable'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''New-York Miami'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''Le Sang des voyous'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''Kid Congo'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''Clichés d'amour'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''La Couleur des rêves'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''Soleils de nuit'' with Philippe Paringaux
*''Un garçon romantique'' with Philippe Paringaux
English books
*''The Boys of Sheriff Street'' with Philippe Paringaux - 2016
*''What he expected of her'' - 2002
*''Java in the Shadow of Merapi'' with Jean-Luc Coatalem - 1996
*''New York, Miami'' with Philippe Paringaux - 1990
*''Barney and the Blue Note'' with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
*''Love Shots'' with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
*''Hearts of Sand'' with Philippe Paringaux - 1985
Notes
References
Loustal publications in ''(A SUIVRE)''
BDoubliées
Bedetheque
External links
Loustal official site
Loustal international site
on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Archive Loustal site 1998 - 2013
1956 births
Living people
Artists from Neuilly-sur-Seine
French comics artists
The New Yorker people
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