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| Born | Claude de Ribaupierre (1944-08-08) 8 August 1944 (age 80) La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
Derib (born Claude de Ribaupierre on 8 August 1944 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is best known for creating the comics Buddy Longway and Yakari.
Awards
- 1974: Best Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
- 1978: Best Foreign Artist at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
- 1982: Youth Award (9-12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
- 1994: nominated for Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
- 2005: nominated for the Best Series Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
- 2006: Youth Award (7-8 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
Sources
- De Weyer, Geert (2008). 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast mogen ontbreken (in Dutch). Amsterdam / Antwerp: Atlas. p. 214. ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4.
- Derib publications in Spirou, Pilote, Belgian Tintin, French Tintin BDoubliées (in French)
- BDParadisio.com (in French)
- Bedetheque.com (in French)
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Publications by and about Derib in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Derib biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia