Dupuy and Berberian

Philippe Dupuy (born December 12, 1960, Sainte-Adresse) and Charles Berbérian (born May 28, 1959, Baghdad) are French cartoonists most famous for their series of Franco-Belgian comics albums featuring the character Monsieur Jean.

Their collaboration is notable as they share every aspect of creating their stories, from plot through layouts, pencils and inks, to the extent that it is impossible to detect who is responsible for what. But in 2003, they decided to again work on their own, and have since published solo material like Hanté by Dupuy in 2005.

Bibliography

• Le Petit Peintre (Magic Strip, 1985)
• Chantal Thomas (Michel Lagarde, 1987)
• Les Héros ne Meurent Jamais (L'Association, 1991)
• Le Monde est Fou (À Suivre, 1997) — based on a script by Vincent Ravalec
• Monsieur Jean 4: Vivons heureux sans avoir l'air (1999)
• The Complete Universe of Dupuy-Berberian (Oog en Blik, 2006)

Awards

• 1989: Award for First Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
• 1999: Award for Best French Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2003: Inkpot Award, United States
• 2006: nominated for Best Comic book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (Philippe Dupuy only)
• 2008: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême

References

• Philippe Dupuy at Lambiek.net
• Charles Berberian at Lambiek.net

External links

• Official website
• Berberian and Dupuy's drawings on the 2009 French Open
• (French) An article by Guillaume Paugam "Dupuy, Berberian - Le trait", published in the journal Labyrinthe #25 "La bande dessinée : ce qu'elle dit, ce qu'elle montre", 2006.