Croc was a French-language humour magazine published monthly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1979 until 1995.[1]
| Editor in Chief | Pierre Huet |
|---|---|
| Categories | Comics, Humour |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Éditions Ludcom |
| Founder | Jacques Hurtubise |
| First issue | October 1979 |
| Final issue | April 1995 |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Montreal |
| Language | French |
| ISSN | 0226-6083 |
Publication history
editCroc ("Fang" in French)[2] was begun in October 1979 by Jacques Hurtubise, Hélène Fleury, and Roch Côté, with the help of an $80,000 grant from the ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec ("Québec Ministry of Cultural Affairs"[3]).[4] It printed the work of many leading cartoonists of the era, many of whom were able to launch their careers through the magazine's help,[5] including animator Claude Cloutier.[6]
Croc begat another magazine, Titanic, dedicated entirely to comics.[4] Croc's publishers briefly distributed a localised edition of MAD magazine from 1991 to 1992, which adapted and translated existing MAD articles by replacing New York City references with Montreal ones.
For a number of reasons, Croc ceased publication in April 1995[1] after 189 issues.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Isabella Maher (January 10, 2015). "Former staff of defunct Que. humour magazine talk Charlie Hebdo". Toronto Sun. Montreal. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Spalding, Eric (1995). Lorimer, Rowland (ed.). "La bande dessinée au Québec". Canadian Journal of Communication. 20 (4). doi:10.22230/cjc.1995v20n4a899. ISSN 1499-6642. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ Potvin, Gilles. "Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c Viau, Michel (June 24, 2002). "Breaking into the Quebec Market". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ a b William Swift. "French Comic Strips". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Frame x Frame: Meet Filmmaker Claude Cloutier (interview)". NFB.ca Blog. National Film Board of Canada. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
Further reading
edit- Mira Falardeau, La bande dessinée au Québec, éditions du Boréal, 1994 (in French)
- Bernard Dubois, Bande dessinée québécoise : répertoire bibliographique à suivre, éditions D.B.K., 1996 (in French)
- Michel Viau, BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours, éditions Mille-Îles, 1999 (in French)
- Mira Falardeau, Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec, VLB éditeur, 2008 (in French)