Claire Bretécher

Claire Bretécher
Born	April 7, 1940 (1940-04-07) (age 71) Nantes, France
Nationality	French
Area(s)	artist / writer
Notable works	Salades de saison Les Frustrés Agrippine
Awards	full list

Claire Bretécher (born April 7, 1940)^[1] is a French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women and gender issues. Her creations include the Frustrés, and the unimpressed teenager Agrippine.

Biography

She was born in Nantes,^[1] and got her first break as an illustrator when she was asked to provide the artwork for Le Facteur Rhésus by René Goscinny for L'Os à Moelle in 1963. She went on to work for several popular magazines, and in 1969 invented the character "Cellulite". In 1972 she joined Gotlib and Mandryka in founding the comics magazine L'Écho des savanes.^[2]

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she published successful collections, such as The Destiny of Monique (1982). In 2001, her series Agrippine was adapted into a 26 episode TV series by Canal+.

Bibliography

• Les états d'âme de Cellulite (1972, Dargaud, ISBN 2-205-00597-9)
• Salades de saison (1973, Dargaud, ISBN 2-205-00702-5)
• Les frustrés (5 albums, 1975–80, Bretecher)
• Le cordon infernal (1976, Bretecher, ISBN 2-901076-02-5)
• Les angoisses de Cellulite (1977, Dargaud, ISBN 2-205-00754-8)
• Baratine et Molgaga (1977, Glénat, ISBN 2-7234-0062-X)
• La vie passionnée de Thérèse Avila (1980, Bretecher, ISBN 2-901076-06-8)
• Le destin de Monique (1983, Bretecher, ISBN 2-901076-09-2)
• Les Mères (1982, Bretecher, ISBN 2-901076-08-4)
• Docteur ventouse, bobologue (2 albums 1985-86, Bretecher/Hyphen)
• Agrippine (8 albums 1988–2004, Bretecher/Hyphen)

Awards

• 1975: Best French Author at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
• 1987: Adamson Award for Best International Comic Book Cartoonist, Sweden
• 1999: Humour Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2002: nominated for the Dialogue Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

References

• Bretécher publications in Pilote, L'Écho des Savanes and Spirou BDoubliées (French)

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} De Weyer, Geert (2008) (in Dutch). 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast mogen ontbreken. Amsterdam / Antwerp: Atlas. p. 213. ISBN 9789045009964. 
2. ^ BDoubliées. "L'Écho des savanes en 1972" (in French). http://www.bdoubliees.com/echodessavanes/annees/1972.htm. 

External links

• Claire Bretécher official site (French)
• Claire Bretécher official art gallery (French)
• Claire Bretécher biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Claire Bretécher biography on Dargaud (French)

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Name	Bretecher, Claire
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Date of birth	April 7, 1940
Place of birth	Nantes, France
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