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Canadian comics artist, writer, illustrator and blogger
Éric Thériault (born 1967 in
Trois-Rivières , Quebec) is a Canadian
comics artist , writer, illustrator and blogger living in
Montreal , Quebec, Canada.
Biography
Éric Thériault began as a teenager publishing comics in a
fanzine called
Météor in 1982, created with the help of Stéphane Sicard. This fanzine specialized in science fiction and
superheroes .
Among his works include his
self-published comic book
Veena , published intermittently since 1991, initially as a
minicomic , then later as an
alternative comic book, and in recent years as a
webcomic . He also created John Star , published in the Veena comic book and in
Mensuhell . He published various short stories in many
anthologies like
Real Stuff ,
Duplex Planet (both at
Fantagraphics Books ),
Legal Action Comics , and
9-11: Emergency Relief (
Alternative Comics ).
He also worked in mainstream and alternative comics on titles such as
Captain Canuck ,
Terra Obscura ,
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and on a
Johnny Dollar adaptation for
Moonstone Books in 2003.
Bibliography
Albums
Group albums
Écran D'arrêt , 1991,
A.C.I.B.D. , Montreal ;
Rêves , 1992,
Éditions du Phylactère /
Paje éditeur /
A.C.I.B.D. , Montreal ;
Coeurs de Glace , 2009,
Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
Frankenstein Réassemblé , 2010,
Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montreal.
Periodical publications
Magazines
Zeppelin , Quebec city comics magazine, 1992–1993 ;
Solaris , Quebec's science fiction and fantasy magazine, 1993 ;
Zine Zag , 100% comics, 1998–2004 ;
Safarir , Quebec's illustrated humour magazine, 2003–2010.
Fanzines
Météor , science fiction comics, 1982 ;
Laser , science fiction comics, 1982–1984 ;
Bédézine , BD de science-fiction, 1983 ;
Empire , science fiction comics, 1984 ;
Krypton , science fiction comics, 1985–1988 ;
Rectangle , experimental comics, 1987–1989 ;
XL5 , science fiction comics, 1989–1990 ;
Veena and the Time Machine , science fiction comics, 1991–1993 ;
MensuHell , Montreal underground comics, 2000–2009.
Exhibitions
Group exhibitions
1985 : Festival de la caricature et de la bande dessinée , CEGEP de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières ;
1991 : Écran D'arrêt , CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal, 6th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
1992 : Rêves , CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
1992 : Cadres, BD actuelle au Québec ,
Les Foufounes Électriques , 7th Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montreal ;
1993 : Dessinateurs du Québec , Centre belge de la bande dessinée, Bruxelles (Belgique).
Awards
1993 :
Prix Solaris comics section, second prize for the comic short story Balmoral published in the magazine
Solaris (issue number 106, August 1993).
Bibliography and sources
Le Phylactère maudit , interview by Michel Pleau, in Zine Zag , issue number 2, May 1999, éditions Publika, Saint-Martin (in French)
Bernard Dubois, Bande dessinée québécoise : répertoire bibliographique à suivre , éditions D.B.K., 1996 (in French)
Michel Viau, BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours ,
éditions Mille-Îles , 1999 (in French)
Mira Falardeau , Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec , VLB éditeur, 2008 (in French)
See also
External links