Jean Tabary

Jean Tabary ( born March 5, 1930 in Stockholm; † August 18, 2011 in Pont- l'Abbé - d'Arnoult, France) was a French cartoonist.

Career

His most famous work is the series published from 1962 to the Grand Vizier Iznogoud, which he designed together with the text forming René Goscinny. It created a total of 27 albums, the first 13 with texts by René Goscinny. Hailing from the comic saying "I want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph " ( " Je veux être calife à la place du calife ") is in France has become a common proverb. In 2008, a 28th volume, which, however, was drawn by Tabarys son appeared.

Tabary distinguished himself again and again as a draftsman in his own stories.

From the late 1970s Tabary was friends with a young journalist (Europe 1, antenna 2 ) Francis Slomka. During this time she founded the publishers Éditions BD'Star and Éditions de la Séguinière. Were published including " Les Vacheries de Corinne à Jeannot " (1979) and " Les récrés de Totoche " (1981).

2004 Tabary suffered a severe stroke, forcing him to stop drawing and adjust the Isnogud. His three children published in 2008, the 28th and last volume of the series.

Tabary died in August 2011 in Pont- l'Abbé - d'Arnoult in the Charente -Maritime, where he lived for about 30 years.