Nikita Mandryka (20 October 1940 – 13 June 2021) was a French

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. He started drawing in the '' Vaillant'' magazine, before moving to ''

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 ...

'' in 1967, and then created ''

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 ...

'' along with

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Marcel 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 left this magazine in 1979, going back to ''Pilote'' as editorial director. His major and better known works are '' Le Concombre Masqué'' (''The Masked Cucumber'') stories. He won the

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in 1994.

Awards and honors

*1988:

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Award for Best Promotional Comic *1994:

*2005: Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for

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* Asteroid 157747 Mandryka is named after Nikita Mandryka.

Works

*''Les aventures potagères du Concombre masqué'' (from 1975 to 2006). *''Clopinettes'' (drawing), 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 ...

(story), Dargaud, 1974. *''Mandryka'', Éditions du Fromage, 1976. *''Le retour du refoulé'', Éditions du Fromage, 1977, coll. « L'Écho des Savanes ». *''Les Minuscules'', Éditions du Fromage : #''Entre chien et chat'', 1979. *''Lob de la Jungle'' (drawing), with

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(story),

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, 1980. *''Alice'' (story), with Riverstone (drawing), Dargaud, 1985. *''Le type au Reuri'',

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, 1987. *''La Horde - Mandryka chez Freud'', Z'éditions, 1994. *''Les animaux sont-ils des bêtes ?'' (drawing), with Fritax (story),

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, 1995. *''Y'a plus de limites !'', Albin Michel, 1996. *''Les Gardiens du Maser'' (story), with

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(story and drawing), Éditions USA : :4. ''La Tour de Fer'', 2000. :5. ''Le Bout du Monde'', 2003. :6. ''Le Village Perdu'', 2005.

References

External links

Mandryka biography
on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Le Concombre masqué official site
1940 births 2021 deaths People from Bizerte French comics writers French comics artists French humorists French people of Russian descent Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême winners Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni Pilote {{Europe-comics-creator-stub