Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a French

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, known for several

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creations, including ''

Superdupont ''Superdupont'' is a French comic strip created in 1972 by Marcel Gotlib and Jacques Lob. It is a spoof of American super-hero comics that sends up French national attitudes. Publication history ''Superdupont'' was initially published in the Fra ...

''. His series ''

Le Transperceneige ''Snowpiercer'' (French language, French: ''Le Transperceneige'' ) is a four-volume post-apocalyptic, climate fiction graphic novel written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette. The first volume was serialized in 1982 and publishe ...

'', later continued by Benjamin Legrand, was adapted into the 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film ''

Snowpiercer ''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic action thriller film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The f ...

''.

Biography

Jacques Lob began his career as an illustrator of humorous cartoons that were published in various magazines, until

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advised him to focus on his writing. Working for magazines like ''

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 ...

'', '' Spirou'', and ''Record'' in the early 1960s, he wrote material for artists such as

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

, Pierre Guilmard,

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and eventually

Jijé Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) ...

providing material for ''

Jerry Spring ''Jerry Spring'' is a Franco-Belgian Western comics series created by the Belgian artist Jijé. It made its debut in '' Spirou'' magazine on March 4, 1954. The character aimed to replace the American-made ''Red Ryder'' as Belgian publisher Du ...

''. Upon meeting

Georges Pichard Georges Pichard (17 January 1920 – 6 June 2003) was a French comics artist, known for numerous magazine covers, serial publications and albums, stereotypically featuring partially exposed voluptuous women. Biography A native of Paris, he ...

, the two began a partnership that would span several works and a few genres. Initially they produced ''Ténébrax'' in 1964, for the short-lived magazine ''Chouchou''; its serialisation continued in the Italian magazine '' Linus''. For ''Pilote'', they produced the family-friendly

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parody, ''Submerman''. The following series ''Blanche Épiphanie'', serialised in ''V Magazine'' in 1968, was of a different character however, and its erotic qualities caused mixed public reaction. ''Blanche Épiphanie'' was later republished by

Les Humanoïdes Associés Les Humanoïdes Associés (or Humanoids) is a French- American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and financial director Be ...

; a translated version of ''Blanche Épiphanie'' #3 - ''La Croisière infernale'' was translated into English and republished by

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in 1977 as ''Candice at Sea''. In this genre, Lob and Pichard also produced ''Ulysse'' for ''

Charlie Mensuel ''Charlie Mensuel'' (or simply ''Charlie'', "mensuel" being a French term for a monthly periodical) was a French monthly comics magazine. Its publication began in February 1969, and ceased in February 1986. Tagged "The newspaper full of humour a ...

'' in 1969. In collaboration with

Gotlib Marcel Gottlieb (14 July 1934 – 4 December 2016), known professionally as Gotlib, was a French comics creator and publisher. Through his own work and the magazines he co-founded, '' L'Écho des savanes'' and '' Fluide Glacial'', he was a key ...

, in 1972 he created his most famous character, ''Superdupont''. It was first serialised in ''Pilote'', and later in ''

L'Écho des savanes ''L’Écho des Savanes'' is a Franco-Belgian comics magazine founded in May 1972 by Claire Bretécher, Marcel Gotlib and Nikita Mandryka. It featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists in mature-oriented comics over ...

'', then drawn by

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, and after his death, by

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. His 1982 work''

(Snowpiercer)'' drawn by Jean-Marc Rochette, was later used as the basis for the works '' The Explorers'' (1999) and ''The Crossing'' (2000) with Rochette continuing his work, and Benjamin Legrand, editor of the original, contributing the writing. In 2013 the film''

'' was adapted from the work. These works were translated to English in Titan Comics in 2014 under the names ''Snowpiercer: The Escape'' and ''Snowpiercer: The Explorers.'' In 1986, he wrote "Intérieur Noir" for

Edmond Baudoin Edmond Baudoin (; born 23 April 1942) is a French artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels. Biography Baudoin left school at the age of 16 and went into military service. He later worked as an accountant at the Pal ...

in À Suivre and "Arlette et Charley" for Dan in Okapi, and in 1988 he teamed up with Baudoin again to start the series about the female cab driver "Carla".

Partial bibliography

Sources

Jacques Lob publications in ''Pilote''
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– BDoubliées

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External links

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