Réal Godbout is a

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writer and comic book illustrator, best known for his ''Michel Risque'' and '' Red Ketchup'' series which he co-created with his long-time friend

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Biography

In the 70's, Godbout published his comic strips in periodicals such as ''BD'' and ''L’Illustré'', and in the daily ''Le Jour''. He joined the magazine ''Croc'' with its first issue where, with his friend

, he co-created, co-wrote and illustrated the ''Michel Risque'' and '' Red Ketchup'' series. Both series have been reprinted by La Pastèque of

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. More recently, his work has contributed educational strips to the young readers’ magazine ''Les Débrouillards'', and he made headlines with his award-winning adaptation of

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’s novel ''Amerika''. In 2015, collaborating with his daughter Adèle, Godbout wrote and illustrated a fable, ''Avant l’Apocalypse'', and in 2023, he launched ''Heureux qui comme Ugo'', a graphic novel that he co-created with his son Robin. Godbout was a teacher of comic art at the University of Québec in Outaouais. Réal Godbout is currently working on the 10th album of '' Red Ketchup'', as well as on the animated series based on the crazed FBI agent, along with director Martin Villeneuve.

Awards

Both Réal Godbout and

have received the Joe Shuster Award with their induction, individually, into the Canadian Comic Book Creators Hall of Fame. In 2016, they were formally listed among the “100 Indispensable Québec Authors” by the Maison de la Littérature in Québec City.GODBOUT, Réal (1951-)
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS, January 25, 2009

References

External links

La Pastèque Official Site

''Red Ketchup'' – The Animated Series
at BULB {{DEFAULTSORT:Godbout, Réal 1951 births Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian comic strip cartoonists Canadian comics artists Canadian comics writers Canadian screenwriters in French Writers from Montreal Screenwriters from Quebec