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| Michel Rabagliati | |
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 Rabagliati in 2016 at theAngoulême International Comics Festival. | |
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Paul series |
| Awards | 2006 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, 2010 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist |
Michel Rabagliati (born 7 September 1961) is aCanadiancartoonist born and based inMontreal, Quebec. He was published byDrawn & Quarterly and is currently published by Conundrum Press inEnglish, andLa Pastèque inFrench.
Rabagliati has written and illustrated severalsemi-autobiographicalcomic books each furthering the life story of hisprotagonist Paul. The series includesPaul Up North,Paul Has a Summer Job,Paul Moves Out, andPaul Goes Fishing, andThe Song Of Roland. In addition, Rabagliati has published shorter stories featuring Paul including "Paul in the Metro."
In 2005, "Paul in the Metro" was reprinted along with other material as "The Adventures of Paul", one of Drawn & Quarterly's comics forFree Comic Book Day.[1] In 2006, he won theDoug Wright Award for Best Book forPaul Moves Out.[2]
In 2010 he won theJoe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist for ‘‘Paul à Québec’’.
In 2015, his bookPaul à Québec was adapted into the theatrical filmPaul à Québec.[3] Rabagliati and directorFrançois Bouvier cowrote the film's screenplay.
Although Rabagliati said in 2016 that he would go on hiatus from writing and illustrating any more books in the series, in 2017 he admitted that he is working on a new book: "He’s in his fifties, the weight of grief and of the trials of life show in his face and in his general appearance. He’s tired, disenchanted, and alone. This book will be the most autobiographical by far and definitely the most depressing of the series!"[4]
Rabagliati started drawing comics in his 40s, after working as agraphic designer for many years. He cites the art style ofEuropean comicsSpirou et Fantasio,Asterix andHergé'sThe Adventures of Tintin as influences upon his work.[5]
In 2022, he was the laureate of thePrix Athanase-David for distinguished lifetime achievement in Quebec literature.[6]
Rabagliati hascyclothymia andsleep apnea.[7]
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