Pierre Seron
Encyclopedia
Pierre Seron is a Belgian
comic book
artist
born in Chênée (Liège
) on 9 February 1942.
region, Givet
in the Ardennes region and then returned to Liège, where Seron began his studies at the Saint-Luc school.
Seron started in the comics industry as an assistant designer to Dino Attanasio
and Mittéï under the pseudonym Foal, working on series such as André Franquin
's Modeste et Pompon
. Launching his own work, the series Les Petits Hommes (The Little Men), initially in collaboration with journalist Albert Despréchins, began serial publication in Spirou
on 7 September 1967, a run continuing into 2004. Revisiting the pseudonym Foal, he created the series La Famille Foal which was published in Pif gadget
from 1973 to 1976, later published in albums under the name La Famille Martin. His series Aurore et Ulysse (alternately known as Les Centaures) started serial publication on 23 June 1977, also in Spirou.
Seron currently lives in the south of France, near Nîmes
, where he continues to work on his series, to which he has recently added Les Petites Femmes (The Little Women) aimed at the adult market.
His nephew Frédéric Seron is also a comics author. Signing his work "Clarke", he is best known for writing Mélusine
.
Belgium
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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...
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...
born in Chênée (Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
) on 9 February 1942.
Biography
He spent the first few years of his life in Liège then followed the work transfers of his father, an engineer, to Montreal, Canada, Libourne, France, the BordeauxBordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
region, Givet
Givet
Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France very close to the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont....
in the Ardennes region and then returned to Liège, where Seron began his studies at the Saint-Luc school.
Seron started in the comics industry as an assistant designer to Dino Attanasio
Dino Attanasio
Dino Attanasio is an Italian author of humoristic comics.-Biography:Attanasio was born in Milan....
and Mittéï under the pseudonym Foal, working on series such as André Franquin
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami, created while he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, during a period seen by many as the series' golden age.-Franquin's beginnings:Franquin was...
's Modeste et Pompon
Modeste et Pompon
Modeste et Pompon is a Belgian comic series consisting mainly of humorous one-page short stories about a temperamental young man and his girlfriend...
. Launching his own work, the series Les Petits Hommes (The Little Men), initially in collaboration with journalist Albert Despréchins, began serial publication in Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
on 7 September 1967, a run continuing into 2004. Revisiting the pseudonym Foal, he created the series La Famille Foal which was published in Pif gadget
Pif gadget
Pif Gadget was a French comic magazine for children that ran from 1969 to 1993 and 2004 to 2009. Its audience peaked in the early 1970s.-History:Created as an outlet of the French Communist Party, it was initially entitled Le Jeune Patriote...
from 1973 to 1976, later published in albums under the name La Famille Martin. His series Aurore et Ulysse (alternately known as Les Centaures) started serial publication on 23 June 1977, also in Spirou.
Seron currently lives in the south of France, near Nîmes
Nîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, where he continues to work on his series, to which he has recently added Les Petites Femmes (The Little Women) aimed at the adult market.
His nephew Frédéric Seron is also a comics author. Signing his work "Clarke", he is best known for writing Mélusine
Mélusine (comics)
Mélusine is a Belgian comic strip created by artist Clarke and writer Gilson and features short, humorous stories that centre around the life of a young witch who lives as an au pair in a castle and studies at a witches’ school .The strip first appeared in Spirou magazine in 1992...
.
Partial bibliography
- Les Petits hommes, 44 albums (1972–) ("The Little Men") — the adventures of a LilliputLilliput and BlefuscuLilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbors in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel eight hundred yards wide. Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about...
-like community of little people, but set in modern times. - Les Centaures, 6 albums (1982–1989) ("The Centaurs") — the stories of a centaurCentaurIn Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...
couple in a mythical world. - La Famille Martin, 2 albums (1990–1993) ("The Martin Family") — a family's trials and tribulations.
- Les Petites femmes, 5 albums (1999–2007) ("The Little Women") — small, pygmie-sized women who live on a tropical island — for adult readers!
External links
- Pierre Seron biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Pierre Seron biography on Dupuis