Achdé

Achdé [ aʃde ] (actually Hervé Darmenton [ ɛʁve daʁmɑtɔ ]; born July 30, 1961 in Lyon ) is a French comic artist. The nickname " Achdé " derives from the French pronunciation of his initials.

Achdé records since Morris ' death, the albums of the series Lucky Luke.

Life

With nine years Achdé bought the first comic album, " Lucky Luke contre Phil Defer ". Since the mid- 1980s, he is active as a cartoonist.

Since 1993, he designed the series for Dargaud CRS = Détresse - a Gagserie on the dance companies Républicaines de Sécurité, originated from the 13 albums until 2007. Since the eighth album Raoul Cauvin written scenarios. In addition, written for the Dargaud Gagserie Doc veto ( three volumes ) over a veterinary texts by Christian Godard.

In 1997, the publication was " Uderzo: drawn by his friends ," a tribute to the Asterix illustrator published. Achdé wrote this, a two-page short story. 1999 then appeared the Lucky- Luke - counterpart "Hommage à Morris ". Achdé belonged to the group of signatories to this band and wrote the four-page story, " Lucky Luke et Machine Gun Kid". In this well-known characters such as Hank Bully, Waldo badminton or the Daltons and the illustrator "Maurice Morris " Bonny and Dan, the cousin of Billy the Kid used.

After the death of Morris ' in 2001, they sought a successor signatory for the Lucky Luke series. He was found in Achdé. A few things may seem new or modified, but most of joins in the best tradition. With " The French Chef", he celebrated his successful Lucky Luke debut. The lyrics penned Claude Guylouis. In 2004 he published the first complete album: " Bullying in Quebec " (in the original French: La Belle Province ), co-produced with his friend, the script-writer Laurent Gerra.

Together with his wife and two sons Achdé lives in southwestern France.

Publications on German

• Lucky Luke - The French Chef (2003) - book in landscape format ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé, text: Claude Guylouis, ISBN 3-7704-0124-7
• Lucky Luke Vol 77 - chicane in Quebec ( 2004) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé, text: Laurent Gerra, ISBN 978-3-7704-0288-5
• Lucky Luke Vol 80 - The Daltons in the loop ( 2007) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé, text: Laurent Gerra, ISBN 978-3-7704-3118-2
• Lucky Luke Vol 84 - The man from Washington ( 2009) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé, text: Laurent Gerra, ISBN 978-3-7704-3283-7
• Lucky Luke Vol 88 - Lucky Luke against Pinkerton (2011) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé, Text: Daniel Pennac, Tonino Benacquista, ISBN 978-3-7704-3407-7
• Lucky Luke Vol 89 - Lucky Kid ( 2011) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) drawings and text: Achdé
• Lucky Luke Vol 90 - On Your Own (2013 ) - A4 hardcover or softcover ( Ehapa Comic Collection ) Drawings: Achdé Text: Daniel Pennac, Tonino Benacquista