Dany (comics artist)
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Dany, pseudonym for Daniel Henrotin (born January 28, 1943) is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for Olivier Rameau and Ça vous intéresse?.
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[edit] Biography
Daniel Henrotin is born in Marche-en-Famenne in 1943. [1] After studying at the Art School of Liège, he starts working as a comics artist in 1966, as an assistent for Mitteï, an artist working for Tintin magazine. Dany works there for one year and then has to go to the army for one year.[1]
Afterwards, he starts collaborating directly on Tintin magazine with illustrations and short stories, and goes to work with the studio of Greg, the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Greg writes for him a poetic story about Olivier Rameau and the people of Dreamland, and it marks the debut of his first successful and longest running series. They will collaborate on some other short-lived series, and in the 1990s Greg writes the final two stories of Bernard Prince for Dany after Hermann has quit the series.[1]
Critical success gets Dany with his 1977 collaboration with Jean Van Hamme, Histoire sans héros, one of the first European graphic novels to reach a wider audience.[1]
But his main commercial success comes when he starts in 1990 a series of erotic joke comics with Ça vous intéresse?. The series is an instant success, and many artists and writers have collaborated on the books, magazines, and multimedia that have followed since.[1]
[edit] Bibliography
| Series | Years | Volumes | Scenarist | Editor | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Rameau | 1970 - 2005 | 12 | Greg | Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Joker | |
| Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice in Wonderland) | 1973 | 1 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Additional artwork by Dupa, Turk and De Groot |
| Jo Nuage et Kay McCloud | 1976 | 1 | Greg | Dargaud | |
| Histoire sans héros | 1977 - 1997 | 2 | Jean Van Hamme | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
| Arlequin | 1979 - 1985 | 3 | Jean Van Hamme | Le Lombard and Dargaud | |
| Bernard Prince | 1980 - 1989 | 2 | Greg | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Continuation of the series started by Hermann Huppen |
| Ça vous intéresse? | 1990 - 2002 | 6 | De Groot and others | P&T Productions | |
| Equator | 1992 - 1998 | 3 | Dany | Le Lombard and Alpen |
[edit] Awards
- 1971: Future award at the Prix Saint-Michel, Brussels
[edit] Notes
[edit] Source
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (1998): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 1999-2000". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur. ISBN 2-85917-258-0
[edit] External Links
- Official website (French) (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
- Biography at Comiclopedia] (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
- Biography of Dany at a fan site] (French) (Last accessed November 8, 2006)
