Eric Theriault
Encyclopedia
Éric Thériault is a Canadian
comics artist
and writer
, illustrator
and blog
ger living in Montreal
in Quebec
(Canada
).
in a fanzine
called Météor in 1982
, created with the help of Stéphane Sicard. This fanzine was specialized in science fiction
and in superhero
es.
Among his works are the creator owned comic book
Veena, published on and off from 1991
first as a minicomic
, then as an indy comic book and now as a webcomic. He also created John Star, published in the Veena comic book and in Mensuhell
. He published various short stories in many anthologies like Real Stuff, Duplex Planet
(both at Fantagraphics Books
), Legal Action Comics
, 9-11: Emergency Relief
(Alternative Comics
).
He also worked in mainstream
and indy
comics on titles like Captain Canuck
, Terra Obscura
, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
and on a Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
adaptation for Moonstone Books
in 2003
.
Fanzines
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger living in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
).
Biography
Éric Thériault starts very young publishing comicsComics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
in a fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
called Météor in 1982
1982 in comics
-Year overall:* San Diego-based independent publisher Pacific Comics makes a strong push in the marketplace, following Jack Kirby's Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers with four new ongoing titles, Starslayer, Ms...
, created with the help of Stéphane Sicard. This fanzine was specialized in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and in superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
es.
Among his works are the creator owned comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Veena, published on and off from 1991
1991 in comics
-January:* Checkmate is canceled by DC Comics with issue #33.* El Diablo vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #16.* Count Duckula is canceled by the Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics with issue #15....
first as a minicomic
Minicomic
A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term "small press comic" is equivalent with minicomic reserved for those publications measuring A6 or less...
, then as an indy comic book and now as a webcomic. He also created John Star, published in the Veena comic book and in Mensuhell
MensuHell
MensuHell is a Canadian comics fanzine published in Montréal in Québec from December 1999 to December 2008.With 109 issues, MensuHell is probably the Québec comics fanzine which has the longest run....
. He published various short stories in many anthologies like Real Stuff, Duplex Planet
Duplex Planet
The Duplex Planet is a zine edited and published by David Greenberger since 1979. It contains transcriptions of his interviews with elderly residents at a Boston, Massachusetts, United States, nursing home.-Adaptations:...
(both at Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
), Legal Action Comics
Legal Action Comics
Legal Action Comics is a series of comics anthologies edited by illustrator Danny Hellman which features work from many alternative comics artists.The first volume in the series was published in 2001, and the second followed in 2003...
, 9-11: Emergency Relief
9-11 (comics)
9-11 comics emerged following the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and cartoonists turned to art to express their grief and support...
(Alternative Comics
Alternative Comics (publisher)
Alternative Comics is a U.S. independent graphic novel and comic book publisher which operated from 1993–2007. Located in Gainesville, Florida, it is owned and operated by its founder, attorney Jeff Mason...
).
He also worked in mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
and indy
Indy
Indy may refer to:* Indiana, a U.S. state.** Indianapolis, the capital city of Indiana and its surrounding metropolitan area*** Indianapolis Colts, a National Football League team based in Indianapolis...
comics on titles like Captain Canuck
Captain Canuck
Captain Canuck is a fictional Canadian comic book superhero. Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in Captain Canuck #1 ....
, Terra Obscura
Terra Obscura
Terra Obscura is a 2003 comic book miniseries spun off from Alan Moore's Tom Strong series. The stories are written by Peter Hogan, and drawn by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story with additional flashback sequences drawn by Eric Theriault. Each story is co-plotted by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan...
, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an anthology comic book series published by Mirage Studios presenting additional stories featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their supporting cast as a companion book to the main Turtles series filling in the gaps of continuity in the TMNT...
and on a Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962...
adaptation for Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
in 2003
2003 in comics
-January:* January 2: Kid Colt artist Jack Keller dies at age 80.- April :* Action Comics #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau...
.
Albums
- L'Univers Rockefeller, 19891989 in comics-Year overall:* "Inferno" company-wide Marvel Comics crossover continues, involving the mutant titles The Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, The New Mutants, and Excalibur, as well as the X-Terminators limited series and various other Marvel titles...
, éditions du Phylactère, Montreal. - Veena et les Spectres du Temps, 20102010 in comics-Events:*February 18: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were announced as the new Co-Publishers of DC Comics, both replacing Paul Levitz.-January:*January 3: Tibet dies at age 78...
, Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
Group albums
- Écran D'arrêt, 19911991 in comics-January:* Checkmate is canceled by DC Comics with issue #33.* El Diablo vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #16.* Count Duckula is canceled by the Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics with issue #15....
, A.C.I.B.D., Montreal ; - Rêves, 19921992 in comics-Year overall:* Image Comics explodes onto the scene, releasing eight ongoing and limited series, starting with Youngblood in April; followed by Spawn in May; Savage Dragon in July; and Brigade, Shadowhawk, and WildC.A.T.S. in August....
, Éditions du Phylactère/Paje éditeur/A.C.I.B.D., Montreal ; - Coeurs de Glace, 20092009 in comics-January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
, Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal. - Frankenstein Réassemblé, 20102010 in comics-Events:*February 18: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were announced as the new Co-Publishers of DC Comics, both replacing Paul Levitz.-January:*January 3: Tibet dies at age 78...
, Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
Periodical publications
Magazines- Zeppelin, Quebec city comics magazine, 1992–1993 ;
- SolarisSolaris (magazine)Solaris is a Canadian francophone science-fiction and fantasy magazine.Founded in 1974 in Longueuil by Norbert Spehner, Solaris is the oldest French language science-fiction and fantasy magazine in the world.- Description of the content :...
, Quebec's science fiction and fantasy magazine, 1993 ; - Zine Zag, 100 % comics, 1998–2004 ;
- Safarir, Quebec's illustrated humour magazine, 2003-2010.
Fanzines
- Météor, science fiction comics, 1982 ;
- Laser, science fiction comics, 1982–1984 ;
- Bédézine, BD de science-fiction, 1983 ;
- Empire, science fiction comics, 1984 ;
- Krypton, science fiction comics, 1985–1988 ;
- Rectangle, experimental comics, 1987–1989 ;
- XL5, science fiction comics, 1989–1990 ;
- Veena and the Time Machine, science fiction comics, 1991–1993 ;
- MensuHellMensuHellMensuHell is a Canadian comics fanzine published in Montréal in Québec from December 1999 to December 2008.With 109 issues, MensuHell is probably the Québec comics fanzine which has the longest run....
, Montreal underground comics, 2000-2009.
Group exhibitions
- 1985 : Festival de la caricature et de la bande dessinée, CEGEP de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières ;
- 1991 : Écran D'arrêt, CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal, 6th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
- 1992 : Rêves, CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
- 1992 : Cadres, BD actuelle au Québec, Les Foufounes ÉlectriquesLes Foufounes ÉlectriquesLes Foufounes Électriques is a concert venue located at 87 Saint Catherine Street East in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a neighbourhood known as the Quartier Latin . It is a multi-level establishment with 3 dance floors...
, 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ; - 1993 : Dessinateurs du Québec, Centre belge de la bande dessinée, Bruxelles (Belgique).
Awards
- 1993 : Prix Solaris comics section, second prize for the comic short story Balmoral published in the magazine SolarisSolaris (magazine)Solaris is a Canadian francophone science-fiction and fantasy magazine.Founded in 1974 in Longueuil by Norbert Spehner, Solaris is the oldest French language science-fiction and fantasy magazine in the world.- Description of the content :...
(issue number 106, August 1993). - 1998-1999: Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy AwardThe Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
for contributing to the Emmy Award Winning program ArthurArthurArthur is a common masculine given name. Its etymology is disputed, but its popularity derives from its being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur....
(PBS) produced by CinarÇinarÇınar is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey and also the name of downtown of Denizli city of Denizli Province of Turkey....
.