Jacques de Loustal

Loustal
Loustal in 2015.
Born	Jacques de Loustal (1956-04-10) April 10, 1956 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 April 10, 1956, in Neuilly-Sur-Seine) 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 70s 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. 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.

Partial bibliography

Panels from New York Miami

• Arrière saison
• Viviane, Simone et les autres
• Zenata plage
• Carnet de voyages
• Ce qu'il attendait d'elle
• Ciné-Romans
• Touriste de bananes (after text by Georges Simenon)
• Insolite
• La Nuit de l'alligator
• Une vespa, des lunettes noires, une palm beach, elles voudraient en plus que j'ai de la conversation.
• Barney et la note bleue with Philippe Paringaux
• Cœurs de sable with Philippe Paringaux
• New-York Miami with Philippe Paringaux
• Le Sang des voyous with Philippe Paringaux
• Kid Congo with Philippe Paringaux
• Clichés d'amour with Philippe Paringaux
• La Couleur des rêves with Philippe Paringaux
• Soleils de nuit with Philippe Paringaux
• Un garçon romantique with Philippe Paringaux

References

• Loustal publications in (A SUIVRE), Métal Hurlant, Pilote BDoubliées Template:Fr icon
• Loustal albums Bedetheque Template:Fr icon

Footnotes

External links

• Loustal official site Template:Fr icon
• Loustal international site Template:Nl iconTemplate:Fr iconTemplate:En iconTemplate:De iconTemplate:Sp icon
• Loustal biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia