Bernadette Després

Bernadette Després
Després in 2024
Born(1941-03-28)28 March 1941
Paris, German-occupied France
Died19 November 2024(2024-11-19) (aged 83)
Orléans, France
NationalityFrench
Known forComic books

Bernadette Després (28 March 1941 – 19 November 2024) was a French illustrator and comic book artist.[1]

Life and career

Després was born in Paris on 28 March 1941. She studied at the Ecole de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs there. Després began working as an illustrator at Bayard Presse, where she worked on the magazines Pomme d'Api [fr] and Okapi [fr]. In 1977, she introduced Tom-Tom and Nana, probably the most popular French comics series for young people, in the magazine J'aime lire; the series has also been adapted for television.[2][3][1]

In 1990, she was awarded the Prix RTL. In 1993, she received the Prix Bernard Versele [fr] from La ligue des Familles de Belgique. In 1999, she received the Prix Jeunesse du festival d'Angoulême [fr] for Dégâts à gogo. In 2001, Tom-Tom and Nana received the Prix spécial du public jeunesse at the Le Festival de la bande dessinée de Darnétal. In 2002, she was awarded the Grand prix de l'Humour Tendre at the Salon international du dessin de presse et d'humour de Saint-Just-le-Martel [fr] for Radio casserole et les premiers de la casse.[2]

Després died on 19 November 2024, at the age of 83.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bernadette Després". Lambiek Comiclopedia.
  2. ^ a b "Bernadette Després" (PDF) (in French). Festival BD de Bois-Colombes 2012.
  3. ^ "Bernadette Després, espiègle dessinatrice de Tom-Tom et Nana". Culturebox. 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Bernadette Després, dessinatrice de « Tom-Tom et Nana », est morte" (in French). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ Derdevet, Manon (20 November 2024). "La dessinatrice de "Tom-Tom et Nana" Bernadette Després est morte". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2024.