| Loustal | |
|---|---|
 Loustal in 2015. | |
| Born | Jacques de Loustal (1956-04-10) 10 April 1956 (age 68) Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | artist, writer, colourist |
| Notable works | New York Miami Clichés d'Amour Barney and the Blue Note The Boys of Sheriff Street ("Les Frères Adamov") |
Jacques de Loustal (born 10 April 1956) is a French comics artist who uses a painterly style reminiscent of David Hockney.
Biography
In combination with a career as an illustrator, Loustal began working in comics in the late 1970s publishing short comics in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Métal Hurlant, Pilote, Nitro, Chic, Zoulou as well as newspapers such as Libération, usually working with writer Philippe Paringaux [fr]. In 1984 Loustal became a frequent contributor to the monthly À Suivre magazine, for which he created Coeurs de Sable, Barney et la Note Bleue, Un Jeune Homme Romantique and Kid Congo.
Partial bibliography
- Arrière saison
- Viviane, Simone et les autres
- Zenata plage
- Carnet de voyages
- Ce qu'il attendait d'elle
- Ciné-Romans
- Touriste de bananes (after text by Georges Simenon)
- Insolite
- La Nuit de l'alligator
- Une vespa, des lunettes noires, une palm beach, elles voudraient en plus que j'ai de la conversation.
- Barney et la note bleue with Philippe Paringaux
- Cœurs de sable with Philippe Paringaux
- New-York Miami with Philippe Paringaux
- Le Sang des voyous with Philippe Paringaux
- Kid Congo with Philippe Paringaux
- Clichés d'amour with Philippe Paringaux
- La Couleur des rêves with Philippe Paringaux
- Soleils de nuit with Philippe Paringaux
- Un garçon romantique with Philippe Paringaux
English books
- The Boys of Sheriff Street with Philippe Paringaux - 2016
- What he expected of her - 2002
- Java in the Shadow of Merapi with Jean-Luc Coatalem - 1996
- New York, Miami with Philippe Paringaux - 1990
- Barney and the Blue Note with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
- Love Shots with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
- Hearts of Sand with Philippe Paringaux - 1985
Notes
- Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Loustal".
References
- Loustal publications in (A SUIVRE), Métal Hurlant, Pilote BDoubliées (in French)
- Loustal albums Bedetheque (in French)
External links
- Loustal official site (in French)
- Loustal international site (in Dutch, French, English, German, and Spanish)
- Loustal biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Archive Loustal site 1998 - 2013 (in French)
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