Claude Lacroix (1944 – 2 March 2021) was a French comic book author and screenwriter.[1]

Claude Lacroix
Born(1944-01-06)6 January 1944
Amiens, France
Died(2021-03-02)2 March 2021
Saint-Mandé, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Comic Book Author
Screenwriter

Biography

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Lacroix's first comics were published in L'Os à moelle [fr] in 1964, and subsequently in Candide, Arts et Loisirs, Elle, Plexus, Hara-Kiri, La Vie financière [fr], 60 Millions de consommateurs [fr], and others.

As a cartoonist and writer, Lacroix published comics such as Les Pieds Nickelés in newspapers like Lisette [fr]. He also contributed to Jeux et Stratégie [fr], Le Journal de Mickey, Le Point, Science & Vie, etc.

Claude Lacroix died of complications from a brain degeneration on 2 March 2021 at the age of 77.[2]

Works

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  • Les Aventures des Gammas (1975–1976)
  • Yann le migrateur (1978–1984)
  • L'homme au chapeau mou (1979–1982)
  • Fariboles sidérales (1979)[3]
  • Le Cycle de Cyann [fr](1993–2014)
  • Des Monuments & des Hommes (2006)

References

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  1. ^ "Disparition de Claude Lacroix, un inventeur d'univers !". BDZoom.com (in French). 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Claude Lacroix, dessinateur du "Cycle de Cyann", est mort". Livres Hebdo (in French). 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ Filippini, Henri (December 1979). "Fariboles sidérales". Schtroumpfanzine (in French).