| Jacques Lob | |
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| Born | (1932-08-19)19 August 1932 Paris,France |
| Died | 24 May 1990(1990-05-24) (aged 57) Château-Thierry, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Lob |
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| Awards | Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, 1986. |
Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a Frenchcomic book creator, known for severalcomics creations, includingSuperdupont. His seriesLe Transperceneige, later continued by Benjamin Legrand, was adapted into the 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action filmSnowpiercer.
Jacques Lob began his career as an illustrator of humorous cartoons that were published in various magazines, untilJean-Michel Charlier advised him to focus on his writing.[1] Working for magazines likePilote,Spirou, andRecord in the early 1960s, he wrote material for artists such asJean-Claude Mézières,Pierre Guilmard,Jo-El Azara and eventuallyJijé providing material forJerry Spring.
Upon meetingGeorges Pichard, the two began a partnership that would span several works and a few genres. Initially they producedTénébrax in 1964, for the short-lived magazineChouchou; its serialisation continued in the Italian magazineLinus. ForPilote, they produced the family-friendlysuperhero parody,Submerman.
The following seriesBlanche Épiphanie, serialised inV Magazine in 1968, was of a different character however, and its erotic qualities caused mixed public reaction.Blanche Épiphanie was later republished byLes Humanoïdes Associés; a translated version ofBlanche Épiphanie #3 -La Croisière infernale was translated into English and republished byHM Communications, Inc. in 1977 asCandice at Sea. In this genre, Lob and Pichard also producedUlysse forCharlie Mensuel in 1969.
In collaboration withGotlib, in 1972 he created his most famous character,Superdupont. It was first serialised inPilote, and later inL'Écho des savanes, then drawn byAlexis, and after his death, bySolé.[1]
His 1982 workLe Transperceneige (Snowpiercer) drawn byJean-Marc Rochette, was later used as the basis for the worksThe Explorers (1999) andThe Crossing (2000) with Rochette continuing his work, and Benjamin Legrand, editor of the original, contributing the writing. In 2013 the filmSnowpiercer was adapted from the work. These works were translated to English in Titan Comics in 2014 under the namesSnowpiercer: The Escape andSnowpiercer: The Explorers.[2]
In 1986, he wrote "Intérieur Noir" forEdmond Baudoin in À Suivre and "Arlette et Charley" for Dan in Okapi, and in 1988 he teamed up with Baudoin again to start the series about the female cab driver "Carla".
| Series | Artist | Years | Volumes | Publisher |
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| Ténébrax | Georges Pichard | 1973 | Serg | |
| Submerman | Georges Pichard | 1976–1978 | Glénat | |
| Blanche Epiphanie | Georges Pichard | 1972–1984 | 6 | Serg/Les Humanoïdes Associés/Dargaud |
| Ulysse | Georges Pichard | 1974–1975 | 2 | Dargaud |
| Superdupont | Gotlib/Alexis/Jean Solé/Neal Adams | 1977–1983 | 4 | Fluide Glacial |
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