Éric Thériault

Éric Thériault
Nationality	Canadian
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer, Colorist
Notable works	Veena ; Captain Canuck ; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.
Awards	Prix Solaris, second prize (comics section), 1993
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Éric Thériault (born 1967 in Trois-Rivières, Québec) is a Canadian comics artist and writer, illustrator and blogger living in Montréal in Québec (Canada).

Biography

Éric Thériault starts very young publishing comics in a fanzine called Météor in 1982, created with the help of Stéphane Sicard. This fanzine was specialized in science fiction and in superheroes.

Among his works are the creator owned comic book Veena, published on and off from 1991 first as a minicomic, then as an indy comic book and now 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, 9-11: Emergency Relief (Alternative Comics).

He also worked in mainstream and indy comics on titles like Captain Canuck, Terra Obscura, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and on a Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar adaptation for Moonstone Books in 2003.

Bibliography

Albums

• L'Univers Rockefeller, 1989, éditions du Phylactère, Montréal.

Group albums

• Écran D'arrêt, 1991, A.C.I.B.D., Montréal ;
• Rêves, 1992, Éditions du Phylactère/Paje éditeur/A.C.I.B.D., Montréal ;
• Coeurs de Glace, 2009, Éditions 400 Coups Rotor label, Montréal.

Periodical publications

Magazines

• Zeppelin, Québec city comics magazine, 1992-1993 ;
• Solaris, Québec's science fiction and fantasy magazine, 1993 ;
• Zine Zag, 100 % comics, 1998-2004 ;
• Safarir, Québec's illustrated humour magazine, 2003-2009.

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, 2000-2003.

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-Montréal, 6 Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montréal ;
  • 1992 : Rêves, CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, 7 Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montréal ;
    • 1992 : Cadres, BD actuelle au Québec, Foufounes électriques, 7 Festival international de bande dessinée de Montréal, Montréal ;
      • 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).

      See also

      • Bande dessinée ;
      • Canadian comics ;
      • Quebec comic strips.

      External links

      • Biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia ;
      • Biography and bibliography on Comic Book Database ;
      • Template:Fr Biography on BD Québec ;
      • Template:Fr Interview on BD Québec ;
      • Official Éric Thériault website ;
      • Veena webcomic.

      Bibliography and sources

      • Bande dessinée québécoise : répertoire bibliographique à suivre, 1996, Bernard Dubois, éditions D.B.K., Sillery ;
      • Le Phylactère maudit, interview realized by Michel Pleau, page , in Zine Zag, issue number 2, May 1999, éditions Publika, Saint-Martin ;
      • BDQ, Répertoire des publications de bandes dessinées au Québec des origines à nos jours, 1999, Michel Viau, éditions Mille-Îles, Laval ;
      • Histoire de la bande dessinée au Québec, 2008, Mira Falardeau, VLB éditeur, Études québécoises collection, Montréal.