User:KrebMarkt/Hervé Barulea
| Baru | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hervé Barulea 29 juillet 1947[1] Thil, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Baru (Born Hervé Barulea on 29 juillet 1947) is an autodidact French comics artist. Baru is described as one of the great proponents of a working class and immigrant perspective in Francophone comics.[2] In his career, he was awarded the Angoulême International Comics Festival Most Promising Award in 1985 for Quéquette Blues, Part Ouane,[1] and is the first artist to receive twice the Prize for Best Album in this festival,[1] once in 1991 for Road to America (Le chemin de l’Amérique) with Jean-Marc Thévenet for the scenario,[1] and the second time in 1996 for L’autoroute du soleil which was first serialized in the Japanese Kodansha seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning before to be released in France as an unique comic book of some 400 pages .[2][1] In 2010 he received Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême for his whole body of work and thus will preside the 2011 edition of the festival.[1][2]
Work
[edit]- Quéquette Blues, (3 volumes 1984-1986, Dargaud),[3] (1991, omnibus reprint as Roulez Jeunesse!, Albin Michel),[4] (2005, omnibus reprint, Casterman)[5] artist & writer
- La Piscine de Micheville (1985, Dargaud)[3] artist & writer
- La Communion du Mino (1985, Futuropolis)[3] artist & writer
- Vive la classe (1987, Futuropolis)[3] artist & writer
- Cours, camarade! (1988, Albin Michel)[3] artist & writer
- Le chemin de l'Amérique (1990, Albin Michel),[6], (English translation Road to America, 2002, Drawn and Quarterly)[7] artist
- L'autoroute du soleil (1995, first serialized in Weekly Morning, Kodansha),[3][8] (1995, Casterman),[3] (2002, 2 volumes reprint, Casterman)[9][10] artist & writer
- Sur la route encore (1997, Casterman)[11] artist & writer
- Bonne année (1997, Casterman)[12] artist & writer
- Les années Spoutnik. Le penalty (4 volumes, 1999-2003 , Casterman),[13] (2009, omnibus reprint, Casterman)[14] artist & writer
- L’Enragé (2 volumes, 2005-2006, Dupuis)[15] artist & writer
- Pauvres Zhéros (2008, Casterman)[16] artist
Award
[edit]- 1985 Angoulême International Comics Festival Most Promising Award for the Quéquette Blues, Part Ouane'[1]
- 1991 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album for Road to America[1]
- 1996 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album for L’autoroute du soleil[1]
- 2010 Angoulême International Comics Festival Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The 2010 Angoulême Grand Prize Baru" (in French). bdangouleme.com. January 31, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c Wivel, Matthias (February 1, 200). "Angoulême 2010: Aftermath". The Comics Journal. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baru". Dargaud. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Quéquette Blues" (in French). baru.airsoftconsulting.info. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Quéquette blues" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Le Chemin d'Amérique" (in French). baru.airsoftconsulting.info. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Arnold, Andrew D. (May 21, 2002). "A Punchy But Winning Boxing Comix". The Time. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "太陽高速 (デラックスコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "L'Autoroute du soleil (1)" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "L'Autoroute du soleil (2)" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Sur la route encore" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Bonne année" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Les Années Spoutnik" (in French). baru.airsoftconsulting.info. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Les Années Spoutnik - L'intégrale" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Beaty, Bart (August 10, 2007). "Bart Beaty Reviews L'Enrage, by Baru". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Pauvres zhéros" (in French). Casterman. Retrieved February 4, 2010.