COMIC ARTIST

Jean-Claude Mézières

1938 - 2022

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Jean-Claude Mézières (French: [ʒɑ̃klod mezjɛʁ]; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French bandes dessinées artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis. Educated at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, he worked upon graduation as an illustrator for books and magazines as well as in advertising. A lifelong interest in the Wild West led him to travel to the United States in 1965 in search of adventure as a cowboy, an experience that would prove influential on his later work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Mézières is the 92nd most popular comic artist (up from 98th in 2019), the 4,021st most popular biography from France (up from 4,049th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 92 out of 226. Before him are Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Robert Crumb, Moto Hagio, Tite Kubo, Chica Umino, and Yumiko Igarashi. After him are Tsukasa Hojo, Lee Falk, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Jean-Michel Charlier, Floyd Gottfredson, and Fujio Akatsuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 341. Before him are Aristide Guarneri, Carmela Corren, Heinz Strehl, Sonny Barger, Frederic Rzewski, and François Heutte. After him are Richard Anthony, Durdy Bayramov, Jon Sobrino, Manuel Blum, Jean Rollin, and Pedro Zaballa. Among people deceased in 2022, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 316. Before him are Alevtina Kolchina, Bo Hopkins, Arno, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Peter Straub, and Sonny Barger. After him are Sally Kellerman, Renée Colliard, Jerry Allison, Pleun Strik, Margit Korondi, and Severino Poletto.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 4,021 out of 6,770. Before him are Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1842), Paul César Helleu (1859), Edmond Laguerre (1834), Pierre Montet (1885), François Heutte (1938), and Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935). After him are Jacques Ochs (1883), François de Créquy (1625), Henri Dutrochet (1776), Robert Liottel (1885), Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835), and Henri Oreiller (1925).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In France

Among comic artists born in France, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Cabu (1938), Philippe Honoré (1941), Émile Cohl (1857), Jacques Tardi (1946), and Tignous (1957). After him are Jacques Martin (1921), Claire Bretécher (1940), Gotlib (1934), François Bourgeon (1945), Sylvain Chomet (1963), and David Beauchard (1959).

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