Claude J. Pelletier
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Claude J. Pelletier | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Claude J. Pelletier is the editor and publisher of Protoculture Addicts, and a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
Claude J. Pelletier founded the Montreal-based company Ianus Publications, to publish first historical papers and later a science-fiction fanzine called Samizdat (1986).[1]: 271 When Pelletier was introduced to the Robotech TV show in 1987, he decided to publish a Robotech fanzine as well, Protoculture Addicts (1987).[1]: 271 By issue #10 Ianus dropped their Robotech license and Protoculture Addicts now covered the entire anime scene, and as part of this expansion Pelletier brought in a new partner, graphic designer Pierre Ouellette.[1]: 271 Ianus began publishing role-playing games, and in December 1995 the company split in two: a new company called Protoculture retained Protoculture Addicts and two of the former Ianus staff, Pelletier and Martin Ouellette, while the now fully independent Dream Pod 9 kept the majority of Ianus' dozen employees and also kept the roleplaying titles.[1]: 272