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Ted Benoit Born Thierry Benoit(1947-07-25 ) 25 July 1947
Niort ,
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 .
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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 series, both written by
Jean Van Hamme :
The Francis Blake Affair , 1996; and
The Strange Encounter , 2001. Benoit died on 30 September 2016 at the age of 69.
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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.
References
External links
International National Artists