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Marc Wasterlain (born June 29, 1946, in Erquelinnes, Wallonie) is a comics creator and comics artist in the Franco-Belgian tradition.
Biographie
[edit]Marc Wasterlain s'est orienté jeune vers les arts graphiques, il commença ses études à l'école des Beaux Arts de Mons (Belgique) puis continua au CAD de Bruxelles. Il devint l'élève de Dino Attanasio et travailla sur les encrages et décors de la série Modeste et Pompon. En 1966, il rejoint le studio Peyo et collabore aux décors sur les séries Les Schtroumpfs et Benoît Brisefer.
Par la suite, il créa de nombreuses séries qui sont souvent emplies d'humour et de poésie.
En 1975, un accident à la main modifiera son graphisme et le rendra plus anguleux. En 1995, il quittera les éditions Dupuis pour les éditions Casterman. Il collabore depuis ses débuts avec différents magazines de bande dessinée que ce soit à travers la prépublication de ses séries, mais aussi à travers un travail d'illustration ((A suivre) HS spécial Hergé, par exemple) ou de séries créées que pour le magazine uniquement (Comment font-ils? dans le magazine Tintin ou encore Yvan et Wanda pour Astrapi).
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[edit]Marc Wasterlain was born June 29 1946 to Erquelinnes. After summer the student of Dino Attanasio on the series "Modest and Pompon", it enters in 1966 with Peyo, to the "Studio Peyo". During some years, it collaborates in the "Schtroumpfs" and to "Sanctimonious Brisefer". In November 1971, it conceives his first personal series: "Bobsled Moon and Titania", a science comic Strip proposed fiction in the weekly one "Tintin". In the same magazine, in 1973, it undertakes "Mr Fellow" presenting a curious musical and stray personage (anthologies to the "Crocodile" and with "Magic Strip"). Two years later, "Achille Heel magazine" publishes his fleeting one "Lapomme". The poetic universe of Wasterlain puts itself gently some places. At the end of 1975, the captivating one "Doctor Pocket" does its first steps in "Spirou". In 1995, this kind poet leaves "Dupuis" and follows its adventures to the editions "Casterman". All while remaining classical, his graphics personalizes itself little by little and renews pleasantly the youthful comic Strip. Indeed, injured to the hand, Wasterlain meet again in the inability to trace bends and adopts an angular and nervous trait. In 1982, always for "Spirou", it animates the adventures of "Pointed Jeanette", woman to put back photographer that traverses the four corners of the planet, defending with sincerity cause them lost and denounces the constant injustices. ; By the continuation the reader rediscovers it in "Okapi", then again in "Spirou". Simultaneously, Marc Wasterlain begins writing scenarios for François Walthéry in "Natacha" and for Mitacq in "The Patrol of the Beavers". In 1985, it realizes the humorous series "Gil and Georges" in "Okapi" (albums to the editions "Bayard"). From 1990, it proposes gags of "Ratapoil", a small dog more resourceful and more mischievous, more appeared directly in anthologies with "Marsu Productions". For the anecdote, this mutt was at the intervened origin in an anecdotic way in the "imaginary Catalog of the editions Dupuis" in 1985. From 1995, on a text of Paul Martin, it animates "Yvan and Wanda", a published tandem in "Astrapi".
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[edit]cancelled his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Mons to take specialized comics courses at the C.A.D. in Brussels. After obtaining his degree, he became an assistant to Dino Attanasio on 'Modeste et Pompon'. He joined Studio Peyo in 1966, where he cooperated on the series 'Les Schtroumpfs' and 'Benoît Brisefer', as well as the 'Poussyclopédie' in Spirou.
He had his solo debut with the humorous science-fiction series 'Bob Moon et Titania' in Tintin in 1971. Two years later, he created the poetic series 'Monsieur Bonhomme'. In Achille Talon Magazine, he created 'Lapomme'. Wasterlain returned to Spirou in 1975, when he launched his magical and poetic 'Docteur Poche' series. Wasterlain explored several genres with the series, varying from fantasy adventure, real-life problems and animal science-fiction, to pure gags. The series appeared in Spirou until 1990, and it had a revival in the mid 1990s at Casterman.
In 1982, Wasterlain created the more realistic journalist 'Jeanette Pointu', also in Spirou. He created the humorous series 'Gill et Georges' in Okapi in 1985, as well as 'Ratapoil' at Marsu-Productions in 1990. Apart from his own series, Wasterlain has written scenarios for Walthéry ('Natacha') and MiTacq ('La Patrouille des Castors').
Work
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[edit]- Bob Moon et Titania, 1971, prépublié dans le magazine Tintin, édition Dupuis, 3 T parus
- Lapomme, 1971, prépublié dans Achille Talon magazine, édition Dupuis
- Mr Bonhomme, 1973, prépublié dans le magazine Tintin, édition Lombard et édition Magic Strip
- Docteur Poche, 1975, prépublié dans le magazine Spirou, édition Dupuis, 11 T parus
- Jeannette Pointu, 1982, prépublié dans le magazine Spirou, édition Dupuis puis Casterman, 20 T parus
- Les aventures de Gil et Georges, 1985, prépublié dans le magazine Okapi, édition Bayard Presse
- Ratapoil, 1990, édition Marsu Productions, 3 T parus
En 2005, réalisation d'un album publicitaire pour FIAT (non commercialisé, réseau interne) et en 2006, apparition d'une nouvelle série pour Pif gadget : Les Pixels.
Scriptwriter
[edit]- Natacha de François Walthéry : L'île d'outre tombe et Natacha et les dinosaures
- La patrouille des Castors de Mitacq : Les castors explorateurs des ténêbres et les castors sauvés des eaux
- Jess Long de Pironton