| Pierre Christin | |
| Born | July 27, 1938 Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Linus |
| Notable works | Valérian and Laureline La Ville qui n'existait pas La voyageuse de la petite ceinture Rumeurs sur le Rouerge |
| Awards | full list |
Pierre Christin (born July 27, 1938) is a French comics creator and writer. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint-Mandé is a commune of the Val-de-Marne département, and of the Île-de-France région (in the eastern suburbs of Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region, at the west of Paris This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Valérian and Laureline ( Valérian et Laureline) also known as Valérian Spatio-Temporal Agent (French Valérian Agent Spatio-Temporel Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel"
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Christin was born at Saint-Mandé. Saint-Mandé is a commune of the Val-de-Marne département, and of the Île-de-France région (in the eastern suburbs of
After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science and became a professor of French literature at the University of Salt Lake City, Utah. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated by his childhood friend Jean-Claude Mézières, was published in 1966 in Pilote magazine. Jean-Claude Mézières (born 23 September 1938 is a French Comic strip artist and illustrator Pilote was a French cartoon periodical published from 1959 to 1989 Christin returned to France the following year to join the faculty of the University of Bordeaux. University of Bordeaux can refer to one or all of the four Universities in Bordeaux each of which covers a different field of study University That year he again collaborated with Mézières to create the science-fiction series Valérian and Laureline for Pilote. Valérian and Laureline ( Valérian et Laureline) also known as Valérian Spatio-Temporal Agent (French Valérian Agent Spatio-Temporel The first episode was Les Mauvais Rêves (Bad Dreams). For other uses of this term see Bad Dream. Bad Dreams is the first album in the French Comic book (or bande dessinée
In addition to the ongoing Valerian, Christin has written several other comics one-shots, including The City That Didn't Exist (Le Ville qui n'existe pas), The Black Order Brigade (Les Phalanges de l'ordre noir) and The Hunting Party (Partie de chasse). In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue The Black Order Brigade (also published as The Ranks of the Black Order) is a translation of Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir in The Hunting Party ( French: Partie de chasse) is a political thriller Graphic novel from 1983 written by Pierre Christin Among the many European comics artist he has collaborated with are Enki Bilal, Jacques Tardi, Alexis, Raymond Poïvet, Jijé, Annie Goetzinger, Daniel Ceppi, and François Boucq. Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilalović on October 7, 1951) is a French Comic book creator, Comics artist and Film director Jacques Tardi is a French Comic strip artist born August 30, 1946 in Valence. Alexis ( September 18, 1946 - September 7, 1977) was the Pseudonym of Dominique Vallet a French Comics Raymond Poïvet (1910- August 30, 1999) was a French cartoonist Jijé ( January 13, 1914 - June 20, 1980) was a Belgian comics artist, best known for Spirou et Fantasio François Boucq (born 1955 in Lille) is a French Comic book artist. He has also written screenplays and science-fiction novels.
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