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].[1] 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.