Ted Benoit Born Thierry Benoit(1947-07-25 ) 25 July 1947Niort , Deux-Sèvres , France Died 30 September 2016(2016-09-30) (aged 69) France Nationality French Area(s) France Notable works
Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais Ray Banana Blake and Mortimer Awards Prix du meilleur scénariste (Angoulême, 1979)
Thierry "Ted " Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs , Moebius , Robert Crumb and to a lesser extend Jacques Tardi .[ 1]
Among his works from the 1980s are Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais , a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails; and Ray Banana , a film noir pastiche. Some of these were published in English in Heavy Metal
Benoit illustrated two books in the Blake and Mortimer Jean Van Hamme : The Francis Blake Affair The Strange Encounter [ 2] [ 3]
Published albums
1979: Hôpital , Les Humanoïdes Associés
1981: Vers la ligne claire , Les Humanoïdes Associés
1982: Histoires vraies , written by Yves Cheraqui, Les Humanoïdes Associés
1982: Berceuse électrique , Ray Banana T.1, Casterman
1986: Cité Lumière , Ray Banana T.2, Casterman
1987: Bingo Bongo et son combo congolais , Les Humanoïdes Associés
1989: L'Homme de nulle part , Les mémoires de Thelma Ritter T.1, drawn by Pierre Nedjar, written by Ted Benoit, Casterman
1996: L'Affaire Francis Blake , Blake et Mortimer T.13, written by Jean Van Hamme , Éditions Blake et Mortimer
2001: L'Étrange Rendez-vous , Blake et Mortimer T.15, written by Jean Van Hamme , Éditions Blake et Mortimer
2004: Playback , drawn by François Ayroles, adapted by Ted Benoit from a script by Raymond Chandler , Éditions Denoël
2013: Camera Obscura – Vers la ligne claire et retour , Champaka.
2014: La Philosophie dans la piscine , Ray Banana T.3, La Boîte à bulles.
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International National Artists
