Artist · France
“Valérian and Laureline”
Jean-Claude Mézières.
France, 1938 to 2022
Jean-Claude Mézières (23 September 1938 to 23 January 2022) was a French comics artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis. Educated at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, he worked upon graduation as an illustrator for books and magazines as well as in advertising.
Biodata
- Born
- 1938, 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Died
- 2022, 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Citizenship
- France
- Active
- 1967 to 2010
- Work
- comics artist, cartoonist, comics writer, artist
Jean-Claude Mézières, in numbers
Sketchbook
The essential Jean-Claude Mézières
- Valérian and LaurelineValérian et LaurelineFrance, 1967
- The City of Shifting WatersLa Cité des eaux mouvantesFrance, 1970
- Bad DreamsLes Mauvais RêvesFrance, 1967
- Empire of a Thousand PlanetsL'Empire des mille planètesFrance, 1971
- World Without StarsLe Pays sans étoileFrance, 1972
- Across the Pathways of SpacePar les chemins de l'espaceFrance
21 works, decade by decade
1970s
2010s