André Geerts (18 December 1955 – 27 July 2010) was a Belgian comics creator best known for his series Jojo.
| André Geerts | |
|---|---|
 André Geerts at a comics festival in 2008. | |
| Born | 18 December 1955 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 27 July 2010 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Jojo |
| Awards | full list |
Biography edit
André Geerts was born in Brussels in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc art school in Brussels.[1] He started working for Le Soir Jeunesse (the youth supplement of newspaper Le Soir) in 1974, when he was only 18 years old, before joining the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou. His success series Jojo, about the small scale, real life but humoristic adventures of a boy of seven years old, started in 1983, with on average one new album a year. Jojo was adapted to the animated television special Jojo: The Violet Mystery in 2000, and a series was under development.[2][3] He also created later on Mademoiselle Louise, about a girl of about the same age as Jojo, but who is extremely rich and lonely.[4][5]
Geerts died in 2010 from cancer.
Bibliography edit
- Jojo, 17 volumes, 1983–2010, Dupuis (volume 18 appears in October 2010)
- Monde cruel, 2 volumes, 1985–1997, Dupuis
- Jabert contre l'adversité, 1 volume, 1990, written by Pierre Le Gall, Delcourt
- Le Commissaire Martin, 1995, 1 volume, Editions Point Image – JVDH
- Mademoiselle Louise, 4 volumes, written by Sergio Salma, Casterman, later Dupuis
Awards edit
- 1980: Prix Saint-Michel for best comical artist
- 1994: Oecumenic Jury Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for the first volume of Mademoiselle Louise
- 1997: Grand Prix of the city of Durbuy for Monde Cruel
- 1998: Crayon d'or (Golden Pencil) of the city of Brussels, awarded by the Belgian Chamber of Comic Experts
- 2003: Grand prix of the city of Brussels, awarded at the festival of Ganshoren
- 2003: Prix Saint-Michel for best French language youth comic for Jojo
- 2007: Prize of the Young Readers at the Festival of Vaison-la-Romaine for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire
- 2007: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire
- 2008: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 17: Confisqué
Notes edit
- ^ "Décès d'André Geerts, créateur de la série "Jojo"". Le Vif l'Express (in French). Belga. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Jojo veut percer le mystère Violaine". La Libre Belgique (in French). 21 December 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Scandi deals for Dupuis' JoJo special" (in French). C21Media. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Mettout, Eric (27 July 2010). "Jojo pleure André Geerts". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Disparition soudaine de l'auteur de BD André Geerts, créateur de "Jojo"" (in French). AFP. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.