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Greg
Greg
	Greg in 1988
Born	Michel Régnier; 5 May 1931; Ixelles, Belgium
Died	29 October 1999 (aged 68); Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality	Belgian, French
Area(s)	artist, writer
Pseudonym(s)	Louis Albert
Notable works	Luc Orient; Bruno Brazil; Bernard Prince; Achille Talon; Rock Derby; Zig et Puce
Awards	full list

Michel Régnier (5 May 1931 – 29 October 1999), best known by his pseudonym Greg, was a Belgian cartoonist^[2] best known for Achille Talon, and later became editor of Tintin magazine.

Biography

Regnier was born in Ixelles, Belgium in 1931.^[3] His first series, Les Aventures de Nestor et Boniface, appeared in the Belgian magazine Vers l'Avenir when he was sixteen. He moved to the comic magazine Héroic Albums, going on to work for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou in 1954. In 1955 he launched his own magazine, Paddy, but eventually discontinued it.

The series for which Greg is best known, Achille Talon, began in 1963 in Pilote magazine, also the source of comics such as Asterix.^[4] This series, which he both wrote and illustrated, presents the comic misadventures of the eponymous mild-mannered polysyllabic bourgeois. In all 42 albums appeared, the first years with short gags, later with full-length (i.e. 44 pages) stories. The series was continued by Widenlocher after the death of Greg. An English translation titled Walter Melon was unsuccessful. In 1996, an animated series of 52 episodes of 26 minutes each was produced. This series was also shown in English as Walter Melon. Other series Greg provided artwork for in the early 60s were the boxing series Rock Derby and the revival of Alain Saint-Ogan's classic series Zig et Puce.^[5]

Regnier became editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine in 1966 and remained so until 1974.^[4] In this period, he moved the magazine away from the classic Ligne claire of Hergé and Edgar Pierre Jacobs, because the main authors published new stories less frequently, and because the magazine suffered from the success of new French magazines like Pilote. Greg introduced a more adult genre, with less perfect heroes and more violence. He created some of his most famous series like Bruno Brazil and Bernard Prince in this period, and introduced artists like Hermann to the magazine.

In 1975 he became literary director for the French publisher Dargaud and launched Achille Talon magazine. Having moved to Paris, he became a French citizen, and officially took a new name, Michel Greg.^[6] In the late 1970s he moved to the U.S. as a representative for Dargaud, working on several television projects and promoting European comics.^[4] He returned to France in the mid-1980s where he continued scripting comics and also wrote novels for the Hardy et Lesage collection of Fleuve Noir.

As "Greg", Regnier was one of the most prolific creators of Franco-Belgian comics, working in all genres and collaborating with many other European artists and scriptwriters. Well known for working with artist Hermann, Greg also worked with André Franquin, Eddy Paape (Luc Orient), Dany, Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, and many others. It is estimated that he contributed as a writer and an artist to some 250 comic albums.

Hergé asked him to remake two of The Adventures of Tintin – The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun – into a script for one long animated movie, Tintin and the Temple of the Sun. He also wrote the script for Tintin and the Lake of Sharks. Greg was asked to write two stories for the Tintin comics as well, including Le Thermozéro, but in the end Hergé, wanting to keep all creative control, did not use them.^[4]

Michel Regnier died in 1999 in Paris, France.

Bibliography

Only those series for which albums have appeared are mentioned here. Furthermore, Greg has made many series in the 1950s, especially in La Libre Belgique, of which no albums have appeared. Titles are ordered by the first year in which an album appeared, not the first year the comic appeared in a magazine or newspaper.

Series	Years	Volumes	Artwork	Editor	Remarks
Chick Bill	1957–1968	19	Tibet	Le Lombard and Dargaud	Most of his work on this series is uncredited
Modeste et Pompon	1958–1973	3	André Franquin	Le Lombard and Dargaud	Other gags written by René Goscinny and Franquin etc.
Spirou et Fantasio	1960–1974	6	André Franquin	Dupuis	Additional stories by Jidéhem and Jean Roba
Corentin	1963	1	Paul Cuvelier	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Flamme d'argent	1965–1968	2	Paul Cuvelier	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Zig et Puce	1965–1995	6	Greg	Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Glénat	Reprise of the classic series by Alain Saint-Ogan
Line	1966–1979	4	Paul Cuvelier	Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Bédéscope [fr]
Achille Talon	1966–1996	42	Greg	Dargaud
Bernard Prince	1969–1992	17	Hermann, Dany, and Edouard Aidans [fr]	Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Blanco
Luc Orient	1969–1994	18	Eddy Paape	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Bruno Brazil	1969–1995	11	William Vance	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Clifton	1969–1971	3	Jo-El Azara and Turk	Le Lombard and Dargaud	Additional storywriting by Bob de Groot
Olivier Rameau	1970–1987	11	Dany	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Comanche [fr]	1972–1998	15	Hermann and Rouge	Le Lombard, Dargaud, and Strip Art
Alice au pays des merveilles	1973	1	Dupa, Dany, Turk and De Groot	Le Lombard and Dargaud	Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland
The Adventures of Tintin	1973	1	Animation stills	Casterman	An adaptation of a script for an animated movie, written by Greg
Chlorophylle	1973–1974	2	Dupa	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Constant Souci et le mystère de l'homme aux trèfles	1974	1	Greg	Glénat
Tommy Banco	1974	1	Eddy Paape	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Les Panthères	1974–1975	3	Edouard Aidans	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Rock Derby	1974–1980	7	Greg	Le Lombard, Dargaud and Magic-Strip
Les naufragés d'Arroyoka	1975	1	Claude Auclair	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Jo Nuage et Kay McCloud	1976	1	Dany	Dargaud
Cobalt	1976–1981	2	Fahrer	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Frère Boudin	1977–1978	2	Claude Marin	Dargaud
Les As	1978–1986	16	Studio Greg	Dargaud	The only series officially credited to Studio Greg
Go West	1979	1	Derib	Dargaud
Domino	1979	1	Chéret	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Les Bolides d'argent	1981	1	Mitteï [fr]	Bédésup
Spaghetti	1982	1	Dino Attanasio	Dargaud
Mouminet et Alphonse	1984	1	Tibet	Magic-Strip
Babiole et Zou	1985	1	Greg	Le Lombard	Created in 1962
Le club des Peur-de-Rien	1985–1986	2	Tibet	Le Lombard and Dargaud
Papa Talon	1988	1	Hachel	MC Productions	A spin-off from Achille Talon
Colby	1991–1997	3	Michel Blanc-Dumont	Dargaud
Johnny Congo	1992–1993	2	Eddy Paape	Claude Lefrancq

Awards

1985: Haxtur Award, Spain, Best Long Comic Strip for Spirou et Fantasio: QRN sur Bretzelburg, artist: André Franquin

Sources

Béra, Michel; Mellot, Philippe (1998). Trésors de la bande dessinée 1999-2000. Paris: Les éditions de l'amateur Ed. de l'amateur. ISBN 2859172580.
Greg publications in Spirou, Belgian Tintin, French Tintin, Vaillant and Pif and Pilote BDoubliées (in French)

Footnotes

^ "Greg biography on Dupuis". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
^ Les compagnes des héros de B.D.: des femmes et des bulles Annie Pilloy - 1994 " Greg - Michel Régnier est né en mai 31 à Ixelles (Bruxelles). Attiré par le journalisme, il quitte néanmoins le ..."
^ De Weyer, Geert (2008). 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast mogen ontbreken (in Dutch). Amsterdam / Antwerp: Atlas. p. 215. ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Greg". In België gestript, pp. 117-119. Tielt: Lannoo.
^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Greg".
^ Dupuis.com. "Greg". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2006.